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M6.0 earthquake - 78 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

21489 d ago · 16 Dec 1967, 20:54 UTC 78 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 78 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 16 Dec 1967, 20:54 UTC at a depth of 53 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 196 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

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  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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