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Russia earthquakes in 1956

17 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1956. The largest: M6.5 72 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia, Jun 23, 1956.

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

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Where every quake of 1956 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1956

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 195626.0149 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
February 19560
March 195635.9165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
April 19560
May 19560
June 195616.572 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
July 19560
August 195636.4281 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
September 195646.2172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
October 195625.854 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
November 195626.3168 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
December 19560

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 1956

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.