Russia earthquakes in 1961
23 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1961. The largest: M6.9 78 km E of Shikotan, Russia, Feb 13, 1961.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1961 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1961
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.3165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 49 km deep
- 5.638 km ENE of Khandagayty, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.9270 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 36 km deep
- 5.7289 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 31 km deep
- 5.9Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region · 25 km deep
- 5.9181 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 41 km deep
- 5.6191 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 34 km deep
- 6.0197 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 38 km deep
- 5.9211 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.0197 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.7189 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.6201 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 36 km deep
- 5.9206 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 39 km deep
- 5.8118 km S of Kuril’sk, Russia · 53 km deep
- 5.7139 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 20 km deep
- 6.1236 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 5.885 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 32 km deep
- 6.173 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 34 km deep
- 6.0107 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 46 km deep
- 5.997 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 32 km deep
- 6.978 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 38 km deep
- 5.997 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 6.673 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 59 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1961 | 2 | 6.6 | 73 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| February 1961 | 5 | 6.9 | 78 km E of Shikotan, Russia |
| March 1961 | 1 | 6.1 | 236 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| April 1961 | 10 | 6.7 | 189 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| May 1961 | 0 | ||
| June 1961 | 2 | 5.9 | Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region |
| July 1961 | 0 | ||
| August 1961 | 1 | 5.9 | 270 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| September 1961 | 0 | ||
| October 1961 | 0 | ||
| November 1961 | 1 | 5.6 | 38 km ENE of Khandagayty, Russia |
| December 1961 | 1 | 6.3 | 165 km SSW 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.
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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.