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M6.0 earthquake - 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Name: M6.0 earthquake - 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Start: 1953-01-07T05:49:01.43+00:00
Location: 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

26945 d ago · 7 Jan 1953, 05:49 UTC 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 239 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 7 Jan 1953, 05:49 UTC at a depth of 25 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 240 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

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