M7.2 earthquake - 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
26146 d ago · 18 Mar 1955, 00:06 UTC 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia on 18 Mar 1955, 00:06 UTC at a depth of 59 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 199 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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