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Historic Earthquake
1957 Russia Earthquake
27 June 1957 · Chita · Russia
On 27 June 1957 at 00:09 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Russia (Chita), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Amur Plate, 46 km from its boundary with the Eurasian Plate (continental rift).
- Date
- 27 June 1957
- Time
- 00:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 15 km
- Maximum Intensity
- X (Mercalli)
- Plate
- Amur Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Udokan Plateau (85 km)
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth