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M6.1 earthquake - 68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

26704 d ago · 5 Sept 1953, 18:58 UTC 68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 5 Sept 1953, 18:58 UTC at a depth of 51 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 Vilyuchinsk, about 205 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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