December 28, 1927 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on December 28, 1927 at 18:20:34 UTC, 35 km below the surface. It caused a tsunami.
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
- December 28, 1927
- Time
- 18:20:34 UTC
- Place
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 35 km (22 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 55.663° N, 160.039° E
- Country
- Russia
The toll
The record gives no deaths, injuries or damage for this earthquake.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
1927, December 28 18:20:34.18 UTC. 55.663 N, 160.039 E, depth 35 km, magnitude 7.5 Mw P&S. (reference #9910)
1927, December 28 18:20:33.46 UTC. 55.245 N, 160.05 E, depth 15 km, magnitude 7.17 Mw. (reference #10476)
1927, December 28 18:20:23 UTC. 55 N, 161 E, shallow depth, magnitude 7.3 Ms. (reference #88)
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- April 13, 1923, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- February 3, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- August 17, 1983, Near East Coast of Kamchatka, Russia
- December 5, 1997, Ust-Kamchatsk, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia
- September 21, 1937, Kamchatka, Russia
- February 24, 1923, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- November 4, 1737, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- April 15, 1791, Kamchatka, Russia
- June 18, 1959, Near Kamchatka, 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 6303.