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Historic Earthquake
1950 Russia Earthquake
28 February 1950 · Sea of Okhotsk · Russia
On 28 February 1950 at 10:20 UTC, a magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Russia (Sea of Okhotsk), at a depth of 340 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 265 km from its boundary with the Amur Plate (continental collision).
- Date
- 28 February 1950
- Time
- 10:20 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.9
- Depth
- 340 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1978Kuril Islands · M 7.5
- 1971Sakhalin, Moneron Island · M 7.3
- 1969Hokkaido · M 7.6
- 1905Hokkaido · M 7.5
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth