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QuakeFactsEvidence report · prepared 2 September 2026https://quakes99.com/entity/iscgem894934
USGS iscgem894934

15 Nov 1951, 10:02

132 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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 132 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia?

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52.455000, 160.309000

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Nearby events with a similar magnitude

M 6.13

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east of the Kuril Islands

M 6.15

128 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

M 6.1

162 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia

M 6.1

119 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

Catalog fields and provenance
Event ID
iscgem894934
Coordinates
52.455, 160.309
Network
iscgem
Significance
578