M5.5 earthquake 52 km NNE of Klyuchi, Russia
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 52 km NNE of Klyuchi, Russia on Thu, Nov 12, 1964, 12:17 AM GMT+11 (13:17 UTC), 23 km (14 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 54 km NNE of Klyuchi, Russia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.5 (Mw, moment), moderate
- Magnitude from
- ISC-GEM global catalog
- Local time
- UTC
- 1964-11-11 13:17:38 UTC
- Depth
- 22.5 km (14.0 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 56.725° N, 161.277° E
- Region
- Russia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.27
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem862626. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.