Russia earthquakes in 1968
34 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1968. The largest: M7.4 26 km S of Shikotan, Russia, Jan 29, 1968.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1968 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1968
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 6.0109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 46 km deep
- 5.5134 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 75 km deep
- 5.728 km SW of Novyy Uoyan, Russia · 19 km deep
- 5.5182 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 52 km deep
- 5.7128 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 5.416 km NNE of Vanino, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.3188 km NNW of Ust-Nera, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.210 km N of Kuanda, Russia · 17 km deep
- 5.5292 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.550 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 32 km deep
- 6.1273 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 25 km deep
- 6.089 km WNW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.582 km N of Bagdarin, Russia · 14 km deep
- 5.7157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.7156 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.938 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 40 km deep
- 5.660 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 155 km deep
- 5.9200 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.7200 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 31 km deep
- 5.5183 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.8196 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.3184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 31 km deep
- 5.8192 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 37 km deep
- 7.0194 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.0228 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 44 km deep
- 5.523 km ESE of Krasnaya Polyana, Russia · 15 km deep
- 6.595 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 26 km deep
- 5.691 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.566 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.767 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 38 km deep
- 6.292 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.097 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 10 km deep
- 6.164 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 37 km deep
- 7.426 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 43 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1968 in Russia.
- 7.426 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 43 km deep
- 7.0194 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.595 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 26 km deep
- 6.3184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 31 km deep
- 6.292 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 33 km deep
- 6.164 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 37 km deep
- 6.1273 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 25 km deep
- 6.0109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 46 km deep
- 6.089 km WNW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 20 km deep
- 6.0228 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 44 km deep
- 6.097 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.9200 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.938 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 40 km deep
- 5.8196 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 33 km deep
- 5.8192 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 37 km deep
- 5.767 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 38 km deep
- 5.7156 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.7128 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 55 km deep
- 5.7157 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.728 km SW of Novyy Uoyan, Russia · 19 km deep
- 5.7200 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 31 km deep
- 5.660 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 155 km deep
- 5.691 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.5182 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 52 km deep
- 5.5134 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 75 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1968 | 4 | 7.4 | 26 km S of Shikotan, Russia |
| February 1968 | 4 | 6.5 | 95 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia |
| March 1968 | 0 | ||
| April 1968 | 0 | ||
| May 1968 | 9 | 7.0 | 194 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia |
| June 1968 | 4 | 5.9 | 38 km SE of Shikotan, Russia |
| July 1968 | 3 | 6.1 | 273 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia |
| August 1968 | 3 | 5.5 | 292 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| September 1968 | 2 | 5.4 | 16 km NNE of Vanino, Russia |
| October 1968 | 1 | 5.7 | 128 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| November 1968 | 2 | 5.7 | 28 km SW of Novyy Uoyan, Russia |
| December 1968 | 2 | 6.0 | 109 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, 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.