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Russia earthquakes in 1951

18 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1951. The largest: M6.9 115 km NNW of Solnechnyy, Russia, Apr 14, 1951.

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

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Where every quake of 1951 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1951

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 19510
February 195116.5268 km SSE of Batagay, Russia
March 195116.170 km E of Atlasovo, Russia
April 195116.9115 km NNW of Solnechnyy, Russia
May 19510
June 19510
July 19510
August 19510
September 195126.1237 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia
October 19510
November 1951106.3149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
December 195136.0162 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Russia nowWorldwide in 1951

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.