Strong mag. 6.6 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 23 September 1953
Magnitude: 6.6
Depth: 55.2 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 50.08°N / 156.302°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Vernadskii Ridge (57 km / 35 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
67 km (42 mi) S of Severo-Kuril’sk (pop: 2,400)
158 km (98 mi) S of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,600)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 5 x 1014 joules (139 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1.2 x 105 tons of TNT or 7.5 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 23 Sep 02:14 UTC | M 6.6 / 55.2 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.6 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia), 23 Sep 1953 02:14
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (4 quakes):- 09 Mar 1954 05:39 UTC| M 6.3 |27.5 km (17.1 mi) depth|80 km (50 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Tuesday, 9 March 1954
- 28 Oct 1953 12:09 UTC| M 6.0 |35 km (21.7 mi) depth|55 km (34 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|38 km (23 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|106 km (66 mi) distance| USGS | Strong mag. 6.1 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Saturday, 26 September 1953
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