- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 20, 1963 CE
- Location:
- 217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
- Magnitude:
- 7.8 Mw
- Depth:
- 28.2 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 5.615
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.5
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.75
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.12
Other earthquake records of 1963 CE
- Balkans Nw, Macedonia: Skopje · Ms 6 · 1,070 deaths
- Libya, Barce (Al Marj) · Ms 5.4 · 300 deaths
- India, Kashmir: Sw · M 5.3 · 80 deaths
- Taiwan, Taipei, Hsinch · Ms 7.3 · 15 deaths
- Iran, Gahkom, Laigazan, Patkuiyeh, Golruiyeh, Ganj · M 5.2 · 5 deaths
- Iran, Hendojan · Ms 5 · 4 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 7.8 - 217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia (1963 CE) happen?
- October 20, 1963 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.