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M6.3 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka

26634 d ago · 14 Nov 1953, 20:03 UTC off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on 14 Nov 1953, 20:03 UTC at a depth of 27 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 149 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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