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M6.1 earthquake - 191 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

27008 d ago · 5 Nov 1952, 19:08 UTC 191 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 191 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 5 Nov 1952, 19:08 UTC at a depth of 37 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 192 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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