December 22, 1991 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Russia on December 22, 1991 at 08:43:13 UTC, 24 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- December 22, 1991
- Time
- 08:43:13 UTC
- Place
- Kamchatka, Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.6 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 24 km (15 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 45.533° N, 151.021° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1991, Dec 22. Complex event. Felt. (reference #1053)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 7, 1918, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 29, 1780, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 19, 1967, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 27, 1959, Kamchatka, Russia
- October 11, 1956, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 19, 2013, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 20, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 21, 1847, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 19, 1913, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1908, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 8, 1918, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 13, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- August 17, 1961, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, Kuril Islands, Russia
- December 3, 1995, Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 6482.