Russia earthquakes in 1938
12 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1938. The largest: M6.6 105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia, Nov 13, 1938.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1938 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1938
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.382 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.6105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 65 km deep
- 5.8294 km NE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.0236 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.771 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 65 km deep
- 6.0271 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.7266 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.447 km SSE of Ovsyanka, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.2112 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.0121 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.833 km WNW of Kungurtug, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.0126 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1938 | 0 | ||
| February 1938 | 3 | 6.0 | 126 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia |
| March 1938 | 0 | ||
| April 1938 | 2 | 6.2 | 112 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| May 1938 | 2 | 6.0 | 271 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| June 1938 | 0 | ||
| July 1938 | 0 | ||
| August 1938 | 1 | 5.7 | 71 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| September 1938 | 2 | 6.0 | 236 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| October 1938 | 0 | ||
| November 1938 | 1 | 6.6 | 105 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| December 1938 | 1 | 6.3 | 82 km E of Shikotan, 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.