June 27, 1904 Earthquake: Off Kamchatka, Russia
A magnitude 7.9 earthquake struck Off Kamchatka, Russia on June 27, 1904 at 00:09:00 UTC, 60 km below the surface.
Map
Where it struck, with the other significant earthquakes within 200 km. Circles are sized and colored by magnitude; select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Date
- June 27, 1904
- Time
- 00:09:00 UTC
- Place
- Off Kamchatka, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.9 (Ms)
- Focal depth
- 60 km (37 mi)
- Intensity
- 9 on the Modified Mercalli scale
- Tsunami
- None recorded
- Epicenter
- 52.000° N, 159.000° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- November 4, 1952, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- October 16, 1737, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 4, 1959, Near East Coast of Kamchatka, Russia
- July 29, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- November 13, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 17, 1841, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- November 24, 1971, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, Russia
- November 23, 1899, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- August 9, 1827, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 8, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 17, 2024, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- July 20, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- September 13, 2025, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
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Sources
Significant earthquakes from NOAA’s National Centers for Environmental Information, Global Historical Hazard Database, cited as NCEI/WDS, doi:10.7289/V5PN93H7. Public domain. Read 2026-09-24. NCEI earthquake 2682.