June 8, 1993 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia
A magnitude 7.5 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on June 8, 1993 at 13:03:36 UTC, 71 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
- June 8, 1993
- Time
- 13:03:36 UTC
- Place
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7.5 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 71 km (44 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 51.218° N, 157.829° 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.
Other significant earthquakes nearby
Within 200 km, the deadliest first.
- October 16, 1737, Kamchatka, Russia
- May 4, 1959, Near East Coast of Kamchatka, Russia
- May 17, 1841, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- November 13, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 18, 1742, Kuril Islands, Russia
- February 28, 1973, Kuril Islands, Hiroo, Urakawa, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- June 25, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- June 27, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- May 4, 1911, Near Kamchatka, Russia
- December 17, 1737, Kuril Islands, Russia
- March 17, 1953, Kuril Islands, Russia
- January 10, 1961, 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 5354.