Russia earthquakes in 1966
25 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1966. The largest: M6.4 144 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia, Jul 19, 1966.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1966 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1966
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.274 km SE of Kichera, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.4206 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.6189 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 33 km deep
- 5.8176 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.5127 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 58 km deep
- 5.7169 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 24 km deep
- 5.7219 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 27 km deep
- 5.6210 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.720 km SW of Listvyanka, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.5188 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 34 km deep
- 6.4144 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 12 km deep
- 5.719 km SW of Sukko, Russia · 44 km deep
- 5.5129 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 46 km deep
- 5.796 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia · 93 km deep
- 5.7204 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 22 km deep
- 5.6203 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 26 km deep
- 5.5197 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 27 km deep
- 5.897 km SSW of Orlik, Russia · 18 km deep
- 6.04 km NE of Kasumkent, Russia · 26 km deep
- 6.282 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 45 km deep
- 5.9293 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 44 km deep
- 5.36 km E of Duba-Yurt, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.984 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 119 km deep
- 5.642 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 116 km deep
- 5.5264 km SE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 20 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1966 | 2 | 5.6 | 42 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| February 1966 | 1 | 5.9 | 84 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| March 1966 | 2 | 5.9 | 293 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| April 1966 | 2 | 6.2 | 82 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| May 1966 | 4 | 5.8 | 97 km SSW of Orlik, Russia |
| June 1966 | 2 | 5.7 | 96 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia |
| July 1966 | 2 | 6.4 | 144 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| August 1966 | 2 | 5.7 | 20 km SW of Listvyanka, Russia |
| September 1966 | 2 | 5.7 | 219 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| October 1966 | 5 | 5.8 | 176 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| November 1966 | 0 | ||
| December 1966 | 1 | 5.2 | 74 km SE of Kichera, 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.