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M6.2 earthquake - 164 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

26961 d ago · 22 Dec 1952, 22:24 UTC 164 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 164 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia on 22 Dec 1952, 22:24 UTC at a depth of 43 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 Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 176 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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