Russia earthquakes in 1972
40 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or more were located in Russia in 1972. The largest: M6.8 257 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, Mar 22, 1972.
From the USGS catalog. Times are local to each quake.
Map
Where every quake of 1972 was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Every quake of 1972
Magnitude 4.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.5115 km ESE of Korsakov, Russia · 332 km deep
- 5.954 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 57 km deep
- 6.3129 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44 km deep
- 5.8274 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 20 km deep
- 6.1126 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 40 km deep
- 5.479 km WSW of Berkakit, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.670 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 26 km deep
- 5.987 km NE of Shikotan, Russia · 120 km deep
- 5.253 km W of Toora-Khem, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.5200 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.746 km W of Toora-Khem, Russia · 13 km deep
- 6.2289 km E of Poronaysk, Russia · 587 km deep
- 5.4258 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.3139 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 28 km deep
- 5.4172 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.5167 km E of Chul’man, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.636 km WSW of Turka, Russia · 11 km deep
- 5.3278 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 18 km deep
- 5.5195 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 34 km deep
- 6.3171 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.730 km NNE of Ossora, Russia · 10 km deep
- 6.162 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 25 km deep
- 5.5175 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 38 km deep
- 5.3205 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 30 km deep
- 5.375 km S of Atlasovo, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.3165 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 52 km deep
- 5.846 km NNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 195 km deep
- 5.2Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region · 21 km deep
- 5.7123 km ESE of Tynda, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.17 km NNW of Novyy Chirkey, Russia · 15 km deep
- 5.9143 km W of Mil’kovo, Russia · 419 km deep
- 5.584 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 46 km deep
- 6.8257 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 140 km deep
- 5.380 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 48 km deep
- 5.828 km SW of Kungurtug, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.3174 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 29 km deep
- 5.3204 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 5.6115 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 47 km deep
- 5.7159 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.8100 km SSW of Kholodnyy, Russia · 12 km deep
The largest
The 25 largest of 1972 in Russia.
- 6.8257 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 140 km deep
- 6.3171 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 35 km deep
- 6.3129 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 44 km deep
- 6.2289 km E of Poronaysk, Russia · 587 km deep
- 6.1126 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 40 km deep
- 6.162 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 25 km deep
- 5.954 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 57 km deep
- 5.987 km NE of Shikotan, Russia · 120 km deep
- 5.9143 km W of Mil’kovo, Russia · 419 km deep
- 5.828 km SW of Kungurtug, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.8274 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.846 km NNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 195 km deep
- 5.8100 km SSW of Kholodnyy, Russia · 12 km deep
- 5.7123 km ESE of Tynda, Russia · 20 km deep
- 5.746 km W of Toora-Khem, Russia · 13 km deep
- 5.7159 km SE of Atlasovo, Russia · 32 km deep
- 5.730 km NNE of Ossora, Russia · 10 km deep
- 5.670 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 26 km deep
- 5.636 km WSW of Turka, Russia · 11 km deep
- 5.6115 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 47 km deep
- 5.5115 km ESE of Korsakov, Russia · 332 km deep
- 5.5195 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 34 km deep
- 5.5175 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 38 km deep
- 5.584 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 46 km deep
- 5.5167 km E of Chul’man, Russia · 10 km deep
Month by month
Counted by UTC date, which is how the catalog files them.
| Month | Quakes | Largest | Where |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 1972 | 2 | 5.8 | 100 km SSW of Kholodnyy, Russia |
| February 1972 | 4 | 5.8 | 28 km SW of Kungurtug, Russia |
| March 1972 | 3 | 6.8 | 257 km SW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| April 1972 | 0 | ||
| May 1972 | 1 | 5.9 | 143 km W of Mil’kovo, Russia |
| June 1972 | 4 | 5.8 | 46 km NNW of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| July 1972 | 4 | 5.5 | 175 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| August 1972 | 12 | 6.3 | 171 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| September 1972 | 2 | 5.5 | 200 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| October 1972 | 0 | ||
| November 1972 | 3 | 5.9 | 87 km NE of Shikotan, Russia |
| December 1972 | 5 | 6.3 | 129 km ESE of 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.