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USGS official19631013051759_30

13 Oct 1963, 06:17

1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake

A magnitude 8.5 mw earthquake at 35 km depth.

Depth35 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 November 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake?

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44.872000, 149.483000

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What the numbers mean

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 8.3

1958 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 8.2

1969 Hokkaido Toho-oki Earthquake

M 8.1

1918 Kuril Islands Earthquake

M 7.9

128 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

M 7.83

east of the Kuril Islands

M 7.8

217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
official19631013051759_30
Coordinates
44.872, 149.483
Network
official
Significance
1112