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M6.9 earthquake - 28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

26705 d ago · 4 Sept 1953, 07:23 UTC 28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 4 Sept 1953, 07:23 UTC at a depth of 56 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 285 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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