January 27, 1949 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia
An earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on January 27, 1949 at 11:00:00 UTC, 150 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
- January 27, 1949
- Time
- 11:00:00 UTC
- Place
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Focal depth
- 150 km (93 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 54.600° N, 163.500° 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.
- February 3, 1923, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 13, 1936, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- February 24, 1923, Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
- December 20, 2018, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- December 5, 1997, Ust-Kamchatsk, Petropavlovsk, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 4, 1737, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- June 30, 1936, Komandorsky Island, Russia
- December 2, 1790, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- August 22, 1792, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- July 31, 1915, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- December 15, 1971, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, Attu, Russia
- April 15, 1791, Kamchatka, Russia
- September 28, 1849, Kamchatka, Russia
- October 28, 1849, Komandorsky Island, Russia
- January 22, 1858, Komandorsky Island, 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 6358.