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M6.1 earthquake - 85 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

25172 d ago · 15 Nov 1957, 16:30 UTC 85 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 85 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 15 Nov 1957, 16:30 UTC at a depth of 75 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Strong. Can cause damage in populated areas up to tens of kilometres away. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 185 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:46 UTC

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