Earthquakes in Russia

Location of M7.2 earthquake in Russia

Description :Map showing the epicenter of M7.2 earthquake in Russia on Jan 30, 2016

^*We specifically create maps that have a magnitude of 6 or more on the Richter Scale.

M7.2 Earthquake hits Russia on Jan 30, 2016

People of eastern Russia woke up to a strong earthquake weighing 7.0 on the Richter scale on Saturday, the US Geological Survey said. The epicenter of the quake was traced to a depth of 160 kilometres (100 miles), about 95 kilometres northeast of the Russian town of Yelizovo. According to sources, no damages and injuries were reported. The quake occurred in a place close to the Ring of Fire which is usually prone to frequent earthquakes and volcanic eruptions

Date	Location	Magnitude	Fatalities
Earthquakes in Russia
Feb 3, 1923	Kamchatka	M 8.5
Nov 4, 1952	Kamchatka	M 9.0
Jun 27, 1957	Stanovoy Mountains, Russia (USSR)	M 7.6
Nov 6, 1958	Kuril Islands	M 8.3
Oct 13, 1963	Kuril Islands	M 8.5
May 27, 1995	Sakhalin Island	M 7.1	Fatalities 1,989
Dec 5, 1997	Near East Coast of Kamchatka	M 7.8
Nov 17, 2002	Kuril Islands, Russia	M 7.3
Jul 27, 2003	Primor'ye, Russia	M 6.8
Sep 27, 2003	Southwestern Siberia, Russia	M 7.3	Fatalities 3
Oct 1, 2003	Southwestern Siberia, Russia	M 6.7
Dec 5, 2003	Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia Region	M 6.7
Jun 10, 2004	Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia	M 6.9
Apr 20, 2006	Koryakia, Russia	M 7.6
Nov 15, 2006	Kuril Islands	M 8.3
Jan 13, 2007	East of the Kuril Islands	M 8.1
Apr 7, 2009	Kuril Islands	M 6.9
Apr 18, 2009	Kuril Islands	M 6.6

Historic Earthquakes in Russia

Map showing the epicenter of all major earthquakes occured in Russia.