Strong mag. 6.3 earthquake - Kuril Islands (Russia) on Wednesday, 19 October 1955
Magnitude: 6.3
Depth: 50.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 49.312°N / 155.412°E
(Russia)Nearest volcano: Tao-Rusyr (52 km / 32 mi)
Nearby towns and cities:
160 km (99 mi) SW of Severo-Kuril’sk (pop: 2,400)
Primary data source: USGS
Estimated released energy: 1.8 x 1014 joules (49.4 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 42502 tons of TNT or 2.7 atomic bombs!) [learn more]
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| Time | Mag. / Depth | Location | Source |
| Wed, 19 Oct 09:54 UTC | M 6.3 / 50 km | Kuril Islands (Russia) | USGS |
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Aftershocks of the 6.3 quake: Kuril Islands (Russia), 19 Oct 1955 09:54
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Recorded aftershocks, latest first (1 quakes):- 03 Jan 1956 15:41 UTC| M 5.8 |57 km (35.4 mi) depth|48 km (30 mi) distance| USGS | Details
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