QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem892154
USGS iscgem892154
14 Nov 1953, 20:03
off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
A magnitude 6.3 mw earthquake at 27.2 km depth.
Published location
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52.243000, 160.365000
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Event ID
iscgem892154
Coordinates
52.243, 160.365
Network
iscgem
Significance
616