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Russia earthquakes in 1927

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1927. The largest: M7.2 83 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia, Dec 29, 1927.

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

19261928

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Where every quake of 1927 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1927

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 192716.0200 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
February 19270
March 19270
April 19270
May 192715.584 km E of Artybash, Russia
June 192726.249 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
July 192715.8190 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
August 19270
September 19270
October 19270
November 192746.9178 km S of Tiksi, Russia
December 192737.283 km SSE of Atlasovo, Russia

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 1927

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.