- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- May 4, 1959 CE
- Location:
- Russia, Near East Coast Of Kamchatka
- Magnitude:
- 8.2 Mw
- Depth:
- 60 km
- Deaths:
- 1
- Injuries:
- 13
- Intensity (MMI):
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 8.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 7.9
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 6.33
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.93
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.91
- USGS_COMCAT: Mw 5.96
Other earthquake records of 1959 CE
- Montana, Hebgen Lake · Mw 7.2 · 28 deaths
- Mexico, Gulf Of Campeche · Ms 6.9 · 25 deaths
- Turkey, Ninia · M 6.2 · 18 deaths
- Taiwan · Ms 7 · 16 deaths
- Peru, Ayacucho, Pomabamba, Moyobamba, Huahuapuquio · 7 deaths
- Taiwan, Taipei · Ms 7.5 · 2 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 1959 CE Earthquake — Russia, Near East Coast Of Kamchatka happen?
- May 4, 1959 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
- How many people died?
- Recorded estimate: 1. Historical death tolls vary by source.