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.
Map
Where every quake of 1956 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1956
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3168 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 48 km deep
- 5.7144 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 59 km deep
- 5.4172 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 5.854 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 58 km deep
- 5.5286 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 47 km deep
- 6.2172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 25 km deep
- 5.8175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 25 km deep
- 6.2144 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 50 km deep
- 5.5161 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.5130 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 6.4281 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.572 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.9129 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 5.9165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 40 km deep
- 5.6174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 6.0149 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.8166 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 57 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1956 | 2 | 6.0 | 149 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| February 1956 | 0 | ||
| March 1956 | 3 | 5.9 | 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| April 1956 | 0 | ||
| May 1956 | 0 | ||
| June 1956 | 1 | 6.5 | 72 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| July 1956 | 0 | ||
| August 1956 | 3 | 6.4 | 281 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| September 1956 | 4 | 6.2 | 172 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| October 1956 | 2 | 5.8 | 54 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| November 1956 | 2 | 6.3 | 168 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| December 1956 | 0 |
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.