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Historic Earthquake
1956 Russia Earthquake
11 October 1956 · Kuril Islands · Russia
On 11 October 1956 at 02:24 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands), at a depth of 110 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 161 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone).
- Date
- 11 October 1956
- Time
- 02:24 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 110 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Kolokol Group (33 km)
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
- 1918Kuril Islands · M 7.8
- 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