QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem891691
USGS iscgem891691
19 May 1953, 04:11
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
A magnitude 6.4 mw earthquake at 13.9 km depth.
Published location
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51.806000, 159.374000
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Event ID
iscgem891691
Coordinates
51.806, 159.374
Network
iscgem
Significance
632