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Russia earthquakes in 1929

11 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1929. The largest: M7.0 281 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia, Jun 13, 1929.

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

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Where every quake of 1929 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1929

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19290
February 192915.613 km ENE of Planovskoye, Russia
March 192916.0167 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia
April 19290
May 192926.2193 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
June 192937.0281 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia
July 192916.5219 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
August 19290
September 192915.7189 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 192926.499 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 19290
December 19290

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 1929

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.