What the records say
- When
- 6 Nov 1958
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 8.3
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 44.53° N, 148.54° E
- Intensity mmi
- 10
- Depth km
- 40
1958 Kuril Islands earthquake
Earthquake in 1958 located near the Kuril Islands
The 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake or Etorofu earthquake was a Mw 8.3–8.4 earthquake that struck near the Kuril island of Iturup on November 6, 1958, at 22:58 UTC, or 09:58 on the 7th local time. The earthquake occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting along the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, and caused Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X (Extreme) shaking, as well as a tsunami 5 m (16 ft) high.
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- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page