- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- October 20, 1963 CE
- Location:
- Russia, Kuril Islands
- Magnitude:
- 7.9 Mw
- Depth:
- 28 km
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):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.9
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.75
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.12
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.16
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: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1963 CE Earthquake — Russia, Kuril Islands happen?
- October 20, 1963 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.