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Historic Earthquake
1975 Russia Earthquake
10 June 1975 · Kuril-Japan, Hokkaido · Russia
On 10 June 1975 at 13:47 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril-Japan, Hokkaido), at a depth of 15 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 49 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 10 June 1975
- Time
- 13:47 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 15 km
- Tsunami
- See the tsunami (5.5 m wave)
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Berutarubesan [Berutarube] (172 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 1995Kuril Islands, Iturup · M 7.9
- 19941994 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.311 deaths
- 19731973 Nemuro Earthquake · M 7.727 deaths
- 19691969 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.2
- 1963Kuril Islands · M 7.9
- 19631963 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.5
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1900Kuril Islands · M 7.9
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth