Major earthquakes in Kuril Islands since 1900 (M6+)

M6+81

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LargestM7.31901

M7+5

LatestM6.02025-06-13

Per decade

1900s2

1910s3

1920s12

1930s9

1940s4

1950s14

1960s10

1970s5

1980s4

1990s4

2000s9

2010s1

2020s4

Depth

0–70 km74

70–300 km7

300 km+0

50 largest

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M7.3 1901-04-05	1901-04-05 23:30	35 km	Kuril Islands
M7.2 1925-01-18	1925-01-18 12:05	35 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 1927-02-16	1927-02-16 01:35	15 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 1951-11-06	1951-11-06 16:40	35 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 1900-11-24	1900-11-24 07:57	35 km	Kuril Islands
M7.0 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 08:12	30 km	Kuril Islands
M6.9 1963-06-28	1963-06-28 21:55	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.9 2009-04-07	2009-04-07 04:23	31 km	Kuril Islands
M6.8 1952-06-22	1952-06-22 21:41	27 km	Kuril Islands
M6.8 2024-12-27	2024-12-27 12:47	146 km	Kuril Islands
M6.8 1936-11-02	1936-11-02 14:57	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.7 1994-10-16	1994-10-16 05:10	117 km	Kuril Islands
M6.6 2006-09-30	2006-09-30 17:50	11 km	Kuril Islands
M6.6 1922-05-04	1922-05-04 09:12	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1913-01-19	1913-01-19 23:47	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1927-02-16	1927-02-16 02:56	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1954-07-06	1954-07-06 08:04	19 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1989-01-09	1989-01-09 13:42	14 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1991-12-13	1991-12-13 18:59	19 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 2006-10-01	2006-10-01 09:06	19 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 2008-03-03	2008-03-03 09:31	10 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1937-05-09	1937-05-09 14:46	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.5 1947-08-28	1947-08-28 06:50	55 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 17:02	22 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 2004-07-08	2004-07-08 10:30	128 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1920-04-11	1920-04-11 23:03	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.4 1952-11-07	1952-11-07 22:05	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1951-11-06	1951-11-06 18:50	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1961-02-12	1961-02-12 23:26	34 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1964-07-24	1964-07-24 06:50	17 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1969-08-20	1969-08-20 07:50	105 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1945-06-20	1945-06-20 17:35	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1955-01-31	1955-01-31 16:02	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1986-07-19	1986-07-19 05:59	141 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1967-04-01	1967-04-01 05:54	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1921-03-29	1921-03-29 22:11	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.3 1938-11-12	1938-11-12 14:50	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1928-10-12	1928-10-12 07:29	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1935-06-25	1935-06-25 12:33	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1932-09-29	1932-09-29 17:46	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1933-02-03	1933-02-03 22:11	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1938-11-19	1938-11-19 05:39	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1955-02-05	1955-02-05 20:41	15 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1964-01-01	1964-01-01 17:26	21 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1963-07-10	1963-07-10 05:23	30 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1919-02-22	1919-02-22 04:16	35 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1974-07-29	1974-07-29 07:16	33 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1983-05-01	1983-05-01 18:10	24 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1955-06-12	1955-06-12 20:30	25 km	Kuril Islands
M6.2 1925-12-29	1925-12-29 02:04	15 km	Kuril Islands

Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.