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M7.0 earthquake - 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia
31955 d ago · 21 Apr 1939, 04:29 UTC 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia on 21 Apr 1939, 04:29 UTC at a depth of 530 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Major. Can cause serious damage over large areas. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.
The nearest town in our records is Sovetskaya Gavan’, about 156 km away in Khabarovsk, Russia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.