M7.8 earthquake - 156 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
10542 d ago · 5 Dec 1997, 11:26 UTC 156 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck 156 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia on 5 Dec 1997, 11:26 UTC at a depth of 33 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 299 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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