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Historic Earthquake
1973 Russia Earthquake
28 February 1973 · Kuril Islands, Hiroo · Russia
On 28 February 1973 at 06:37 UTC, a magnitude 7.2 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands, Hiroo), at a depth of 27 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 152 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 28 February 1973
- Time
- 06:37 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.2
- Depth
- 27 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VIII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Vernadsky Ridge (44 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20202020 Kamchatka Earthquake · M 7.5
- 1993Kamchatka · M 7.5
- 19591959 Kamchatka Earthquake · M 8.21 deaths
- 1929Kuril Islands · M 7.7
- 1911Near Kamchatka · M 7.6
- 1904Off Kamchatka · M 7.9
- 1904Off Kamchatka · M 8.3
- 1904Off Kamchatka · M 8.1
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth