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M6.3 earthquake - 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

27008 d ago · 5 Nov 1952, 02:20 UTC 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.3 earthquake struck 40 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 5 Nov 1952, 02:20 UTC at a depth of 54 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 292 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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