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M6.1 earthquake - east of the Kuril Islands

27000 d ago · 13 Nov 1952, 22:25 UTC east of the Kuril Islands

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck east of the Kuril Islands on 13 Nov 1952, 22:25 UTC at a depth of 23 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 284 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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