Russia earthquakes in 1948
15 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1948. The largest: M7.0 52 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia, Sep 10, 1948.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1948 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1948
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.5250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 20 km deep
- 6.1146 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.8Franz Josef Land, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.268 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 28 km deep
- 6.312 km NNW of Klyuchi, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.1119 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 15 km deep
- 7.052 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 25 km deep
- 6.1111 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.0201 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.9212 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.925 km SW of Kumukh, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.3125 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 25 km deep
- 5.9172 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 45 km deep
- 6.2143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.5Franz Josef Land, Russia · 15 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1948 | 0 | ||
| February 1948 | 1 | 6.5 | Franz Josef Land, Russia |
| March 1948 | 1 | 6.2 | 143 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| April 1948 | 0 | ||
| May 1948 | 2 | 6.3 | 125 km E of Shikotan, Russia |
| June 1948 | 1 | 5.9 | 25 km SW of Kumukh, Russia |
| July 1948 | 2 | 6.0 | 201 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| August 1948 | 1 | 6.1 | 111 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| September 1948 | 2 | 7.0 | 52 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia |
| October 1948 | 1 | 6.3 | 12 km NNW of Klyuchi, Russia |
| November 1948 | 2 | 6.2 | 68 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| December 1948 | 2 | 6.5 | 250 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, 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.