Strong mag. 6.9 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Friday, 4 September 1953
Magnitude: 6.9
Depth: 56.3 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.645°N / 156.532°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Ebeko (36 km / 22 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
29 km (18 mi) E of Severo-Kuril’sk (pop: 2,400)
95 km (59 mi) S of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.4 x 1015 joules (392 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 3.4 x 105 tons of TNT or 21.1 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Fri, 4 Sep 07:23 UTC | M 6.9 / 56.3 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.9 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia), 4 Sep 1953 07:23
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (7 quakes):- 13 Dec 1953 06:56 UTC| M 6.0 |20 km (12.4 mi) depth|170 km (105 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - East of the Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 13 December 1953
- 10 Nov 1953 23:40 UTC| M 6.6 |56.7 km (35.2 mi) depth|73 km (45 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Near the East Coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on Tuesday, 10 November 1953
- 28 Oct 1953 12:09 UTC| M 6.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|118 km (73 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.0 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 28 October 1953
- 11 Oct 1953 13:08 UTC| M 6.6 |49.8 km (30.9 mi) depth|101 km (63 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Sunday, 11 October 1953
- 26 Sep 1953 01:02 UTC| M 6.1 |46 km (28.6 mi) depth|53 km (33 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 26 September 1953
- 23 Sep 1953 02:14 UTC| M 6.6 |55.2 km (34.3 mi) depth|65 km (40 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 23 September 1953
- 05 Sep 1953 18:58 UTC| M 6.1 |50.7 km (31.5 mi) depth|86 km (53 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Near the East Coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on Saturday, 5 September 1953
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