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M6.1 earthquake near Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray

Name: M6.1 earthquake near Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy, Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
Start: 1933-03-23T17:38:27.21+00:00
Location: 33 km SE of Khilok, Russia

34175 d ago · 23 Mar 1933, 17:38 UTC 33 km SE of Khilok, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 33 km SE of Khilok, Russia on 23 Mar 1933, 17:38 UTC at a depth of 15 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Petrovsk-Zabaykal’skiy, about 138 km away in Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray, Russia.

Timeline

First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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