List of earthquakes in Russia

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Map of seismic activity in Russia (zones are shown up to the maximum number of intensity points in the colored regions) Seismichnost'.jpg
Map of seismic activity in Russia (zones are shown up to the maximum number of intensity points in the colored regions)
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The largest earthquakes in Russia (≥ 8.0 M) since the 1950s

Earthquakes in Russia have occasionally been damaging and deadly.

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Some of the largest Russian earthquakes since the latter half of the 20th century are the 1958/1963 and 2006/2007 earthquakes in the Kuril Islands near Japan, as well as the 1952/1959 earthquakes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, all of which were ≥ 8.0 M. See also the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.

Earthquakes

DateRegion Mag. MMI DeathsInjuriesTotal damage / notes
2022-07-05 Kemerovo 4.4 Mw22Deaths due to rockfalls in a mine [1] [2] [3]
2020-03-25 Kuril Islands 7.5 MwV1Tsunami [4] [5]
2017-07-17 Kamchatka7.8 MwVII
2013-05-24 Okhotsk Sea8.3 MwVSignificant in seismology
2011-12-27 Tuva 6.6 MwVIBuildings damaged [6]
2011-10-14 Amur 6.0 MwVIIMinor damage/Power outages [7] [8]
2008-10-11 North Caucasus 5.8 MwVIII13116
2008-08-27Lake Baikal6.3 MwVIIIMinor damage [9]
2007-08-02 Tatar Strait6.2 MwVIII212Tsunami [10]
2007-01-13 Kuril Islands 8.1 MwVITsunami
2006-11-15 Kuril Islands8.3 MwIV1Tsunami
2006-04-21 Kamchatka7.6 MwX40$55 million
2004-09-21 Kaliningrad 4.8 MwVI317 buildings damaged / Rare event [11]
2003-09-27 Altai Republic 7.3 MwX35$10.6–33 million
2000-08-04 Sakhalin 6.8 MwVI819,100 displaced [12]
1997-12-05 Kamchatka7.7 MwVII
1995-05-27 Sakhalin7.0 MsIX1,989750$64.1–300 million
1994-10-04 Kuril Islands 8.3 Mw121000+Tsunami
1970-05-14 North Caucasus 6.7 MwVII311,000+ [13]
1963-10-20 Kuril Islands 7.8 MwTsunami
1963-10-13 Kuril Islands 8.5 MwIXTsunami
1959-05-04 Kamchatka8.0 MsVIII113Tsunami
1958-11-06 Kuril Islands8.3 MwXTsunami [14]
1952-11-05 Kamchatka9.0 MwXI2,336Earthquake+Tsunami
1946-11-02 Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan7.6 MwXUnknownSevere damage
1923-04-13 Kamchatka 6.8 MwX18Tsunami [15] [16]
1923-02-03 Kamchatka8.4 MsXI3
1918-09-07 Kuril Islands 8.1 Mw2317Tsunami [17]
1911-01-03 Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan7.7 MwX452Severe damage
1907-10-21 Uzbekistan, Tajikistan7.4 MsIX12,000–15,000
1902-08-22 Kyrgyzstan, China7.7 MwXI2,500-20,000Severe damage
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

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<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamchatka Peninsula</span> Peninsula in the Russian Far East

The Kamchatka Peninsula is a 1,250-kilometre-long (777 mi) peninsula in the Russian Far East, with an area of about 270,000 km2 (100,000 sq mi). The Pacific Ocean and the Sea of Okhotsk make up the peninsula's eastern and western coastlines, respectively. Immediately offshore along the Pacific coast of the peninsula runs the 9,600-metre-deep (31,496 ft) Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Kamchatka earthquakes</span> Earthquakes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, far eastern Russia

Many major earthquakes have occurred in the region of the Kamchatka Peninsula in far eastern Russia. Events in 1737, 1923 and 1952, were megathrust earthquakes and caused tsunamis. There are many more earthquakes and tsunamis originating from the region.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Aleutian Trench</span> An oceanic trench along the southern coastline of Alaska and the Aleutian islands

The Aleutian Trench is an oceanic trench along a convergent plate boundary which runs along the southern coastline of Alaska and the Aleutian islands. The trench extends for 3,400 kilometres (2,100 mi) from a triple junction in the west with the Ulakhan Fault and the northern end of the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench, to a junction with the northern end of the Queen Charlotte Fault system in the east. It is classified as a "marginal trench" in the east as it runs along the margin of the continent. The subduction along the trench gives rise to the Aleutian Arc, a volcanic island arc, where it runs through the open sea west of the Alaska Peninsula. As a convergent plate boundary, the trench forms part of the boundary between two tectonic plates. Here, the Pacific plate is being subducted under the North American plate at a dip angle of nearly 45°. The rate of closure is 7.5 centimetres (3 in) per year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake</span> Sixth most powerful on record; in Russia

The 1952 Severo-Kurilsk earthquake struck off the coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula. The 9.0 Mw earthquake triggered a major tsunami that hit Severo-Kurilsk, Kuril Islands, Sakhalin Oblast, Russian SFSR, USSR, on 5 November 1952 at 04:58 local time. This led to the destruction of many settlements in Sakhalin Oblast and Kamchatka Oblast, while the main impact struck the town of Severo-Kurilsk. It was the most powerful earthquake ever recorded in Russia, and the fifth most powerful earthquake ever recorded in the world since modern seismography began in 1900.

The Nemuro-Oki earthquake in scientific literature, occurred on June 17 at 12:55 local time. It struck with an epicenter just off the Nemuro Peninsula in northern Hokkaidō, Japan. It measured 7.8–7.9 on the moment magnitude scale (Mw ), 8.1 on the tsunami magnitude scale (Mt ) and 7.4 on the Japan Meteorological Agency magnitude scale (MJMA ).

On April 13, 1923, at 15:31 UTC, an earthquake occurred off the northern coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula in the USSR, present-day Russia. The earthquake had a surface-wave magnitude (Ms ) of 6.8–7.3 and an estimated moment magnitude (Mw ) of 7.0–8.2. This event came just two months after a slightly larger earthquake with an epicenter struck south of the April event. Both earthquakes were tsunamigenic although the latter generated wave heights far exceeding that of the one in February. After two foreshocks of "moderate force", the main event caused considerable damage. Most of the 36 casualties were the result of the tsunami inundation rather than the earthquake.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">2021 Chignik earthquake</span> 7th largest earthquake in the US

An earthquake occurred off the coast of the Alaska Peninsula on July 28, 2021, at 10:15 p.m. local time. The large megathrust earthquake had a moment magnitude of 8.2 according to the United States Geological Survey (USGS). A tsunami warning was issued by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) but later cancelled. The mainshock was followed by a number of aftershocks, including three that were of magnitude 5.9, 6.1 and 6.9 respectively.

The 1841 Kamchatka earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean on May 17 at 08:00 local time. The earthquake had an epicenter off the Russian Far East's Kamchatka Peninsula. With an estimated moment magnitude of 9.0 or higher, it is one of the largest to strike the region. A large tsunami with a run-up height of up to 15 metres (49 ft) struck the coast.

The 1958 Kuril Islands earthquake or Etorofu earthquake was a Mw 8.3–8.4 earthquake that struck near the Kuril island of Iturup on November 6, 1958, at 22:58 UTC, or 09:58 on the 7th local time. The earthquake occurred as the result of shallow reverse faulting along the Kuril-Kamchatka Trench, and caused Modified Mercalli Intensity (MMI) X (Extreme) shaking, as well as a tsunami 5 m (16 ft) high. Iturup sustained significant damage as a result of the shaking and tsunami, with other locations along the Kuril Islands also reporting strong damage.

References

  1. "M 4.4 – SOUTHWESTERN SIBERIA, RUSSIA – 2022-07-05 08:47:26 UTC". emsc-csem.org.
  2. "в кузбассе поднято на поверхность тело погибшего на "распадской" шахтёра" [In Kuzbass, the body of a miner who died on the "Raspadskaya" was raised to the surface]. Tsargrad TV (in Russian). 6 July 2022. Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  3. Samsonov, Mikhail (5 July 2022). "В Кузбассе погибли два горняка в шахте Распадская-Коксова" [In Kuzbass, two miners died in the Raspadskaya-Koksovaya mine]. URA (in Russian). Retrieved 6 July 2022.
  4. "M 7.5 – 221 km SSE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved 2020-04-11.
  5. "В России – угроза цунами после мощного землетрясения: людей эвакуируют" [In Russia – the threat of a tsunami after a powerful earthquake: people are evacuated]. Glavred.info (in Russian). 2020-03-25. Retrieved 2022-05-16.
  6. "M 6.6 – 45 km NNE of Saryg-Sep, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  7. "M 6.0 – 8 km ESE of Takhtamygda, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  8. "Very strong shallow dangerous earthquake in Amur area, Russia – many aftershocks are reported". earthquake-report.com. Archived from the original on October 25, 2011. Retrieved May 4, 2022.
  9. "M 6.3 – Lake Baykal region, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  10. "M 6.2 – Tatar Strait, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  11. "M 4.8 – 3 km SSW of Yantarnyy, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  12. "M 6.8 – 35 km SSE of Uglegorsk, Russia". United States Geological Survey.
  13. "M 6.7 – Caucasus region, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
  14. "M 8.3 – Kuril Islands". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved March 12, 2018.
  15. "M 6.8 – near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia". United States Geological Survey. Retrieved July 3, 2019.
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