Major Earthquake

Magnitude 7.9

ID: iscgem881925

Location

76 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Country: Russia flag Russia

Date & Time

May 4, 1959

7:15 AM Z

Depth

55.00 km

Shallow

Coordinates

53.2570, 159.7320

Lat, Lon

Type

earthquake

Status: reviewed

About Major Earthquakes

May cause a lot of damage in very populated areas

Location Map

76 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Coordinates: 53.2570°, 159.7320° Depth: 55.0 km

Red marker shows epicenter location

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Additional Information

Magnitude Type
mw
Recorded On
May 4, 1959 at 7:15 AM
Last Updated
April 26, 2022 at 4:43 PM