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M6.7 earthquake - 225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

25140 d ago · 17 Dec 1957, 05:10 UTC 225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.7 earthquake struck 225 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 17 Dec 1957, 05:10 UTC at a depth of 26 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 226 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

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  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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