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Russia earthquakes in 1955

13 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1955. The largest: M7.2 154 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia, Mar 18, 1955.

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

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Where every quake of 1955 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1955

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

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 1955

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.