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Historic Earthquake
1918 Russia Earthquake
8 November 1918 · Kuril Islands · Russia
On 8 November 1918 at 04:38 UTC, a magnitude 7.8 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands), at a depth of 25 km. It occurred on the Pacific Plate, 23 km from its boundary with the Okhotsk Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 8 November 1918
- Time
- 04:38 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.8
- Depth
- 25 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Pacific Plate
- Country
- Russia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20062006 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1995Kuril Islands, Iturup · M 7.9
- 1963Kuril Islands · M 7.9
- 19631963 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.5
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1937Kuril Islands · M 7.6
- 19181918 Kuril Islands Earthquake and Tsunami · M 8.323 deaths
- 1908Kuril Islands · M 7.6
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth