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M6.2 earthquake - 66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

27047 d ago · 27 Sept 1952, 19:05 UTC 66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck 66 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 27 Sept 1952, 19:05 UTC at a depth of 60 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 259 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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