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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem889433
USGS iscgem889433

17 Apr 1955, 19:35

152 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 6.5 mw earthquake at 28.5 km depth.

Depth28.5 kmPublished hypocentral depth
Tsunami flagNot flaggedUSGS catalog flag, not a current warning
Updated26 April 2022Latest timestamp stored in this record

Published location

Where is 152 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia?

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51.957000, 159.976000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.5

81 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

M 6.49

76 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

M 6.57

off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

M 6.47

105 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.46

129 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

M 6.45

144 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem889433
Coordinates
51.957, 159.976
Network
iscgem
Significance
656