Russia earthquakes in 1937
20 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1937. The largest: M7.4 170 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia, Feb 21, 1937.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1937 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1937
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.063 km SSW of Novyy Uoyan, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.1151 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.893 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.6204 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.8260 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.8286 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.8132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.9223 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 25 km deep
- 6.4164 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 6.1210 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.0188 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.1211 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.7198 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.1218 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.7226 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.2192 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 7.4170 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 6.1168 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.884 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.7178 km E of Chul’man, Russia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1937 | 1 | 5.7 | 178 km E of Chul’man, Russia |
| February 1937 | 14 | 7.4 | 170 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| March 1937 | 0 | ||
| April 1937 | 0 | ||
| May 1937 | 0 | ||
| June 1937 | 2 | 5.8 | 260 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| July 1937 | 0 | ||
| August 1937 | 0 | ||
| September 1937 | 1 | 5.8 | 93 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| October 1937 | 1 | 6.1 | 151 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| November 1937 | 0 | ||
| December 1937 | 1 | 6.0 | 63 km SSW of Novyy Uoyan, 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.
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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.