- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- June 14, 1962 CE
- Location:
- Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region
- Magnitude:
- 5.5 Mw
- Depth:
- 15 km
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 4 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.7
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.95
Other earthquake records of 1962 CE
- Iran, Buyin-Zara · Ms 7.2 · 12,225 deaths
- Colombia, Mistrato, Manizales · Ms 6.8 · 47 deaths
- Iran, Mussavieh · Mw 5.8 · 20 deaths
- Italy, S · M 6.1 · 16 deaths
- Albania · M 6 · 15 deaths
- Iran, Torbat Heydariyeh, Akhmedabad · Ms 5 · 6 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 5.5 - Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region (1962 CE) happen?
- June 14, 1962 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.