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Historic Earthquake
1978 Russia Earthquake
23 March 1978 · Kuril Islands · Russia
On 23 March 1978 at 03:15 UTC, a magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands), at a depth of 33 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 152 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 March 1978
- Time
- 03:15 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.5
- Depth
- 33 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VI (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Sashiusudake [Baransky] (38 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
- 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
- 19181918 Kuril Islands Earthquake and Tsunami · M 8.323 deaths
- 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