Major Earthquake
Magnitude 7.9
ID: iscgem881925
Location
76 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Country:
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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- Magnitude Type
- mw
- Recorded On
- May 4, 1959 at 7:15 AM
- Last Updated
- April 26, 2022 at 4:43 PM
- Timeline
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