November 13, 1993 Earthquake: Kamchatka, Russia
A magnitude 7 earthquake struck Kamchatka, Russia on November 13, 1993 at 01:18:04 UTC, 34 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
- November 13, 1993
- Time
- 01:18:04 UTC
- Place
- Kamchatka, Russia
- Magnitude
- 7 (Mw)
- Focal depth
- 34 km (21 mi)
- Tsunami
- Yes: the tsunami it caused
- Epicenter
- 51.934° N, 158.647° 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.
What the record says
NCEI’s account, from the sources it cites.
Felt (VI) at Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy and (IV) at Severo-Kurilsk. Two events about 5.5 seconds apart. (Reference #1053)
According to the Kamchchatka Tsunami Center, some minor damage was reported. (Reference #459)
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
- June 27, 1904, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- May 17, 1841, Off Kamchatka, Russia
- June 8, 1993, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 24, 1971, Off Kamchatka, Shemya, Russia
- August 9, 1827, Kamchatka, Russia
- November 23, 1899, Kamchatka Peninsula, 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 6487.