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M5.8 earthquake 158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck 158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on Tue, Nov 11, 1952, 9:54 AM GMT+12 (21:54 UTC), 32 km (20 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.9 204 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.8 (mw), moderate
Local time: Tue, Nov 11, 1952, 9:54 AM GMT+12
UTC: 1952-11-10 21:54:10 UTC
Depth: 31.7 km (19.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 51.685° N, 159.543° E
Region: Russia
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

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Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.20
Depth from: From location

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Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem893721. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:17 AM UTC.