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Russia earthquakes in 1970

53 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1970. The largest: M6.7 5 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia, May 14, 1970.

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

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Where every quake of 1970 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.

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Every quake of 1970

Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.

  1. 5.511 km SW of Lazarevskoye, Russia · 15 km deep
  2. 5.849 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 37 km deep
  3. 6.142 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 41 km deep
  4. 6.5104 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 34 km deep
  5. 5.6125 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  6. 5.594 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deep
  7. 5.964 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  8. 5.7148 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 53 km deep
  9. 5.8123 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 30 km deep
  10. 5.624 km NNE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 120 km deep
  11. 5.8182 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 30 km deep
  12. 5.8117 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 40 km deep
  13. 5.568 km SSW of Berëzovyy, Russia · 10 km deep
  14. 5.635 km NNW of Babushkin, Russia · 21 km deep
  15. 5.5101 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 45 km deep
  16. 6.1134 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  17. 5.8137 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  18. 5.6144 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  19. 5.5120 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 45 km deep
  20. 6.086 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deep
  21. 5.6148 km NNE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 23 km deep
  22. 6.1138 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 41 km deep
  23. 5.110 km ENE of Novyy Chirkey, Russia · 15 km deep
  24. 5.7116 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 42 km deep
  25. 5.856 km WNW of Myaundzha, Russia · 10 km deep
  26. 5.5247 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 42 km deep
  27. 5.798 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 28 km deep
  28. 5.56 km SW of Novyy Chirkey, Russia · 25 km deep
  29. 5.11 km ENE of Novyy Chirkey, Russia · 15 km deep
  30. 5.821 km W of Chara, Russia · 14 km deep
  31. 6.354 km ESE of Mugur-Aksy, Russia · 11 km deep
  32. 5.23 km ESE of Uchkent, Russia · 15 km deep
  33. 5.212 km NNW of Shamkhal, Russia · 15 km deep
  34. 5.17 km W of Dubki, Russia · 20 km deep
  35. 6.75 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia · 12 km deep
  36. 6.13 km SSE of Uchkent, Russia · 13 km deep
  37. 5.658 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 39 km deep
  38. 6.1106 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  39. 5.7107 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia · 110 km deep
  40. 5.725 km NW of Istok, Russia · 30 km deep
  41. 6.2100 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 54 km deep
  42. 5.798 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 35 km deep
  43. 5.8104 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 11 km deep
  44. 6.183 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 28 km deep
  45. 6.092 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 22 km deep
  46. 6.0195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 21 km deep
  47. 5.796 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 34 km deep
  48. 5.7110 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  49. 5.8119 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 26 km deep
  50. 6.086 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 32 km deep
  51. 5.5100 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  52. 5.8104 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  53. 5.1142 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 141 km deep

The largest

The 25 largest of 1970 in Russia.

  1. 6.75 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia · 12 km deep
  2. 6.5104 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 34 km deep
  3. 6.354 km ESE of Mugur-Aksy, Russia · 11 km deep
  4. 6.2100 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 54 km deep
  5. 6.1106 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  6. 6.1138 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 41 km deep
  7. 6.13 km SSE of Uchkent, Russia · 13 km deep
  8. 6.183 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 28 km deep
  9. 6.142 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 41 km deep
  10. 6.1134 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  11. 6.0195 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 21 km deep
  12. 6.086 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 30 km deep
  13. 6.086 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 32 km deep
  14. 6.092 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 22 km deep
  15. 5.964 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  16. 5.849 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 37 km deep
  17. 5.8119 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 26 km deep
  18. 5.8117 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 40 km deep
  19. 5.856 km WNW of Myaundzha, Russia · 10 km deep
  20. 5.8104 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 31 km deep
  21. 5.8182 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 30 km deep
  22. 5.8123 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 30 km deep
  23. 5.8137 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 29 km deep
  24. 5.821 km W of Chara, Russia · 14 km deep
  25. 5.8104 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 11 km deep

Month by month

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

MonthQuakesLargestWhere
January 197015.1142 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
February 1970116.183 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
March 197026.2100 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia
April 197036.1106 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia
May 1970106.75 km ENE of Uchkent, Russia
June 197086.1138 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
July 197036.1134 km E of Shikotan, Russia
August 197045.8117 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
September 197025.8182 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia
October 197076.5104 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
November 197015.849 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia
December 197015.511 km SW of Lazarevskoye, 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.

By year

Every year the USGS catalog covers.

Nearby

Russia nowWorldwide in 1970

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.