April 20, 2006 Earthquake: Koryakskiy, Russia

Name: April 20, 2006 Earthquake: Koryakskiy, Russia
Start: 2006-04-20
Location: Koryakskiy, Russia

April 20, 2006 · M7.6 · $55 million

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck Koryakskiy, Russia on April 20, 2006 at 23:25:02 UTC, 22 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: April 20, 2006
Time: 23:25:02 UTC
Place: Koryakskiy, Russia
Magnitude: 7.6 (Mw)
Focal depth: 22 km (14 mi)
Tsunami: None recorded
Epicenter: 60.949° N, 167.089° E
Country: Russia

The toll

Injuries: 40
Damage: $55 million
Houses destroyed: Many (101 to 1,000)

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.

About 40 people injured and the

villages of Apuka, Khailino and Vyvenka were

destroyed. Some buildings and water supply systems

badly damaged in the Korf-Tilichiki area. Damage

estimated at 55 million U.S. dollars. (above from reference #1053)

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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 7241.