December 3, 1995 Earthquake: Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia on December 3, 1995 at 18:01:08 UTC, 33 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 3, 1995
- Time
- 18:01:08 UTC
- Place
- Iturup, Matua, Kunashir, Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 33 km (21 mi)
- Intensity
- 5 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 44.663° N, 149.300° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- September 7, 1918, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 29, 1780, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 4, 1994, Hokkaido, Kuril Islands, Japan, Russia
- February 21, 1937, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 12, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 21, 1976, Kuril Islands, Russia
- October 13, 1963, Kuril Islands, Russia
- April 9, 1959, Kuril Islands, Russia
- June 11, 1965, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 23, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 24, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1958, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 22, 1978, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 12, 1958, Kuril Islands, Russia
- November 6, 1908, 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 5427.