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Historic Earthquake
1991 Russia Earthquake
22 December 1991 · Kamchatka, Kuril Islands · Russia
On 22 December 1991 at 08:43 UTC, a magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Russia (Kamchatka, Kuril Islands), at a depth of 24 km. It occurred on the Okhotsk Plate, 98 km from its boundary with the Pacific Plate (subduction zone). It triggered a tsunami.
- Date
- 22 December 1991
- Time
- 08:43 UTC
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Depth
- 24 km
- Tsunami
- Yes
- Plate
- Okhotsk Plate
- Country
- Russia
- Nearest Volcano
- Kuril Arc at 46.3°N (86 km)
Nearby Major Earthquakes
Other major earthquakes recorded within 300 km.
- 20072007 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.1
- 20062006 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1995Kuril Islands, Iturup · M 7.9
- 1963Kuril Islands · M 7.9
- 19631963 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.5
- 19581958 Kuril Islands Earthquake · M 8.3
- 1918Kuril Islands · M 7.8
- 19181918 Kuril Islands Earthquake and Tsunami · M 8.323 deaths
Sources: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Significant Earthquake Database (doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K) · Wikidata · Bird (2003), PB2002 · Natural Earth