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Russia earthquakes in 1950

3 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1950. The largest: M7.7 100 km SSE of Korsakov, Russia, Feb 28, 1950.

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

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Where every quake of 1950 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1950

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19500
February 195017.7100 km SSE of Korsakov, Russia
March 19500
April 195016.0187 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
May 19500
June 19500
July 19500
August 195016.062 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
September 19500
October 19500
November 19500
December 19500

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 1950

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.