| Magnitude | 6.6 |
| Alert | Severe |
| Depth | 26.8 km |
| Coordinates | 55.953, 162.745 |
| UTC time | 1959-12-27 15:53:00.570 |
Earthquake details
Sunday, December 27, 1959 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Russia on Sunday, December 27, 1959 at 15:53 UTC with a magnitude of 6.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Yelizovo (Russia - RU), about 416.8 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 162.745 and latitude 55.953.
| Location | 34 km SSE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy |
| Country | Russia (RU) |
| Severity | Severe |
Earthquake map 1959-12-27
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Yelizovo | 416.8 km |
| Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy | 417.3 km |
| Magadan | 813.5 km |
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 1699.3 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 1701.6 km |
| Korsakov | 1724.0 km |
| Kholmsk | 1732.8 km |
| Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 1803.9 km |
| Amursk | 1829.1 km |
| Nemuro | 1862.8 km |
| Abashiri | 1863.0 km |
| Wakkanai | 1880.8 km |
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M 4.5
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M 4.2
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