Earthquake LogM6.8 earthquake, Russia, 1953-12-25
MagnitudeM6.8mw
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Depth35 km
Time (UTC)1953-12-25 01:51
Rank in 195314 / 128among M6+
Rank since 19002155 / 14,458
Energy vs an M6×18approx.
123 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 52.28, 159.93
M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)
M9.0
M8.8
M8.4
M7.9
M7.8
M7.7
M7.5
M7.5
M7.5
M7.4
M7.4
M7.4
Earlier M6+ within 300 km
| Event | Time (UTC) | Depth | Place |
|---|---|---|---|
| M6.5 1953-12-24 | 1953-12-24 23:21 | 25 km | 129 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| M6.2 1953-12-24 | 1953-12-24 02:33 | 15 km | 162 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| M6.3 1953-11-14 | 1953-11-14 20:03 | 27 km | off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
| M6.6 1953-11-10 | 1953-11-10 23:40 | 57 km | near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia |
| M6.4 1953-11-09 | 1953-11-09 17:25 | 33 km | 93 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia |
| M6.3 1953-10-17 | 1953-10-17 21:07 | 25 km | 145 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia |
| M6.1 1953-10-05 | 1953-10-05 04:31 | 35 km | 153 km ESE of Mil’kovo, Russia |
| M6.1 1953-09-26 | 1953-09-26 01:02 | 46 km | 78 km ENE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
| M6.1 1953-09-05 | 1953-09-05 18:58 | 51 km | 68 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia |
| M6.9 1953-09-04 | 1953-09-04 07:23 | 56 km | 28 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia |
Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.