M8.4 earthquake - 1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake
37876 d ago · 3 Feb 1923, 16:01 UTC 1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake
What happened
A magnitude 8.4 earthquake struck 1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake on 3 Feb 1923, 16:01 UTC at a depth of 15 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Great. Can cause severe damage across hundreds of kilometres and may trigger tsunamis. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Yelizovo, about 199 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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