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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem814306
USGS iscgem814306

19 Dec 1968, 16:15

109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

A magnitude 6.1 mw earthquake at 45.8 km depth.

Depth45.8 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated19 December 2025Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

This locator uses the coordinates in the approved source record. It shows geographic context, not a site boundary, safety zone or property-risk area.

53.394000, 160.169000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.06

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M 6.04

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M 6.04

228 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.03

56 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.07

70 km E of Atlasovo, Russia

M 6.07

64 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem814306
Coordinates
53.394, 160.169
Network
iscgem
Significance
563