November 28, 1943 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia

Name: November 28, 1943 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia
Start: 1943-11-28
Location: Kamchatka, Russia

November 28, 1943 · M7.6

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on November 28, 1943 at 17:11:00 UTC, 350 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: November 28, 1943
Time: 17:11:00 UTC
Place: Kamchatka, Russia
Magnitude: 7.6
Focal depth: 350 km (217 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 54.900° N, 156.800° E
Country: Russia

The toll

Damage: Limited (under about $1 million)

Where the literature gives no number, NCEI records a description on a scale of 1 to 4, printed here in its words. Damage is in millions of US dollars of the year of the event, not adjusted for inflation.

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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 3768.