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Historic Earthquake
1980 Russia Earthquake
23 February 1980 · Kuril Islands · Russia
On 23 February 1980 at 05:51 UTC, a magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck Russia (Kuril Islands), at a depth of 44 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 106 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 23 February 1980
- Time
- 05:51 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.0
- Depth
- 44 km
- Maximum Intensity
- VII (Mercalli)
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Raususan [Mendeleev] (96 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
- 19631963 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.5
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1952Hokkaido · M 8.133 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