What the records say
- When
- 13 Oct 1963
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 44.77° N, 149.80° E
- Max water height m
- 4.5
- Source quake magnitude
- 8.5
- Runups
- 91
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
1963 Kuril Islands earthquake
Earthquake east of the Kuril Islands, Soviet Union
The 1963 Kuril Islands earthquake occurred at 05:17 UTC, on October 13. The earthquake had a moment magnitude (Mw) of 8.5 and was followed by an Mw 7.8 event seven days later. Both earthquakes triggered tsunamis that were observed around the northern part of the Pacific Ocean.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page