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Russia earthquakes in 1928

12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1928. The largest: M6.5 220 km NNW of Lavrentiya, Russia, Feb 21, 1928.

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

19271929

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Where every quake of 1928 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1928

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19280
February 192846.5220 km NNW of Lavrentiya, Russia
March 19280
April 192825.8231 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
May 192816.2188 km N of Lavrentiya, Russia
June 19280
July 19280
August 192835.941 km NE of Poronaysk, Russia
September 19280
October 192826.366 km SE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
November 19280
December 19280

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 1928

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.