Very strong mag. 6.2 earthquake - 91 km southeast of Ostrov Chaykina Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, on Wednesday, November 5, 1952 at 11:46 GMT
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Very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 28 km depth
Magnitude: 6.2
Depth: 28.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.847°N / 156.943°E

Antipode: 49.847°S / 23.057°W
Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (104 km / 65 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
109 km (68 mi) SSE of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) --> See nearby quakes!
186 km (116 mi) S of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,620) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (222 mi) SSW of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) --> See nearby quakes!
358 km (223 mi) SSW of Paratunka (pop: 1,770) --> See nearby quakes!
376 km (234 mi) SSW of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) --> See nearby quakes!
385 km (239 mi) SSW of Yelizovo (pop: 40,700) --> See nearby quakes!
Primary data source: USGS (United States Geological Survey)
Estimated released energy: 1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | about seismic energy
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Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
6.2 | 28 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (14 quakes)
Date and time![]() | Mag Depth | Location | Details |
Jan 21, 1953 01:43 69 years ago | 6.1 44 km | 41 km SE of Ostrov Chaykina Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Jan 12, 1953 17:23 69 years ago | 6.6 54 km | 43 km SE of Ostrov Chaykina Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 20, 1952 11:25 70 years ago | 5.9 32 km | 412 km S of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia | More |
Nov 18, 1952 08:13 70 years ago | 6.1 36 km | 80 km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 12, 1952 13:38 70 years ago | 5.5 28 km | 95 km SE of Ostrov Chaykina Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 10, 1952 06:06 70 years ago | 6.1 30 km | 67 km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 9, 1952 05:57 70 years ago | 6.1 38 km | 88 km SE of Ostrov Chaykina Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 9, 1952 04:35 70 years ago | 6.2 35 km | 423 km S of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia | More |
Nov 8, 1952 17:04 70 years ago | 6.1 35 km | 79 km SE of Ostrov Ptenets Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 7, 1952 14:08 70 years ago | 6.5 54 km | Ostrov Chaykina, 33 km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 7, 1952 06:49 70 years ago | 5.9 25 km | 90 km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 7, 1952 02:21 70 years ago | 5.9 20 km | 390 km S of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia | More |
Nov 5, 1952 20:30 70 years ago | 6.0 23 km | 80 km SE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
Nov 5, 1952 14:48 70 years ago | 6.1 30 km | 54 km SE of Ostrov Ptenets Island, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia | More |
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