Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.8

ID: iscgem873349

Location

217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Country: Russia flag Russia

Date & Time

Oct 20, 1963

12:53 AM Z

Depth

28.20 km

Shallow

Coordinates

44.7260, 150.5470

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

217 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia

Coordinates: 44.7260°, 150.5470° Depth: 28.2 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
October 20, 1963 at 12:53 AM
Last Updated
April 27, 2022 at 12:28 AM