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M6.1 earthquake - 78 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

26684 d ago · 26 Sept 1953, 01:02 UTC 78 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 78 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 26 Sept 1953, 01:02 UTC at a depth of 46 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 247 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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