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M6.0 earthquake - 80 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

9890 d ago · 18 Sept 1999, 21:28 UTC 80 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck 80 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 18 Sept 1999, 21:28 UTC at a depth of 60 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 201 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

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  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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