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M6.1 earthquake - 146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

28434 d ago · 10 Dec 1948, 09:42 UTC 146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia on 10 Dec 1948, 09:42 UTC at a depth of 35 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 165 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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