Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 5 November 1952
Magnitude: 6.0
Depth: 23.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.132°N / 156.864°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (79 km / 49 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
80 km (50 mi) SE of Severo-Kuril’sk (pop: 2,400)
154 km (96 mi) S of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
Data for the same earthquake reported by different agencies
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 5 Nov 20:30 UTC | M 6.0 / 23 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.0 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia), 5 Nov 1952 20:30
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (10 quakes):- 21 Jan 1953 01:43 UTC| M 6.1 |43.9 km (27.3 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 21 January 1953
- 12 Jan 1953 17:23 UTC| M 6.6 |54.2 km (33.7 mi) depth|31 km (19 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 12 January 1953
- 18 Nov 1952 08:13 UTC| M 6.1 |35.8 km (22.2 mi) depth|7 km (4 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 18 November 1952
- 12 Nov 1952 13:38 UTC| M 5.5 |27.5 km (17.1 mi) depth|32 km (20 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 10 Nov 1952 06:06 UTC| M 6.1 |30 km (18.6 mi) depth|33 km (21 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Monday, 10 November 1952
- 09 Nov 1952 05:57 UTC| M 6.1 |37.6 km (23.4 mi) depth|28 km (18 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 9 November 1952
- 08 Nov 1952 17:04 UTC| M 6.1 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|45 km (28 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 8 November 1952
- 07 Nov 1952 14:08 UTC| M 6.5 |54.1 km (33.6 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.5 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Friday, 7 November 1952
- 07 Nov 1952 06:49 UTC| M 5.9 |25 km (15.5 mi) depth|28 km (17 mi) distance| USGS | Details
- 07 Nov 1952 02:21 UTC| M 5.9 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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