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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem17293791
USGS iscgem17293791

27 May 1963, 00:06

64 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 30 km depth.

Depth30 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 64 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia?

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55.038000, 159.870000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.07

70 km E of Atlasovo, Russia

M 6.08

140 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.06

146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia

M 6.05

109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.1

127 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.1

151 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem17293791
Coordinates
55.038, 159.87
Network
iscgem
Significance
567