January 13, 2007 Earthquake: Kuril Islands, Russia
A magnitude 8.1 earthquake struck Kuril Islands, Russia on January 13, 2007 at 04:23:21 UTC, 10 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
- January 13, 2007
- Time
- 04:23:21 UTC
- Place
- Kuril Islands, Russia
- Magnitude
- 8.1 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 10 km (6 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 46.243° N, 154.524° 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.
The earthquake was felt (VI) on Paramushir; (IV) on Iturup, Kunashir and Shikotan. Also felt (IV) at Petropavlovsk- Kamchatskiy. Felt (IV) at Misawa and (II) at Tokyo, Japan. Also felt in parts of Hokkaido and northern Honshu, Japan. Recorded (3 JMA) in eastern Hokkaido and in the Shizunai area, Hokkaido; (2 JMA ) throughout southern Hokkaido and in the Sarufutsu area, Hokkaido. Also Recorded (3 JMA) in Aomori, Iwate and Miyagi; (2 JMA) in Akita, Fukushima and Yamagata; (1 JMA) in Hyogo, Ibaraki, Kanagawa, Nagano, Saitama, Tochigi and Tokyo Prefectures, Honshu.
Tsunami wave heights in centimeters (peak-to-trough) were recorded at the following tide stations: 10 at Hana-saki, Japan; 4 at Adak, 32 at Shemya Island Alaska, United States; 33 at Arena Cove, 37 at Crescent City, 20 at Port San Luis, California, United States; 9 at Nawiliwili, 14 at Kahului, 12 at Hilo, Hawaii, United States; 27 at Port Orford, Oregon, United States; 18 on Midway Island; 9 on Wake Island.
(above from reference #1053)
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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 7415.