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Russia earthquakes in 1921

7 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1921. The largest: M6.9 119 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia, Mar 25, 1921.

From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.

19201922

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Where every quake of 1921 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1921

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 192116.3238 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
February 192116.439 km WNW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
March 192116.9119 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia
April 19210
May 192116.5211 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
June 192115.97 km NE of Alagir, Russia
July 19210
August 19210
September 192116.1259 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
October 192116.2131 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
November 19210
December 19210

What this means

The catalog is only as complete as the instruments of the time. Worldwide coverage of magnitude 5 and up dates from the 1960s, and of 4.5 from the 1990s; earlier years hold the large quakes and the ones near a station, so a low count in an early year means fewer instruments, not a quiet earth.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Russia nowWorldwide in 1921

Sources

Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.