What the records say
- When
- 20 Apr 2006
- Kind
- Earthquake
- Magnitude
- 7.6
- Where
- Russia
- Coordinates
- 60.95° N, 167.09° E
- Injuries
- 40
- Damage musd
- 55
- Depth km
- 22
2006 Kamchatka earthquake
M 7.6 earthquake in Russia
The 2006 Kamchatka earthquake occurred on April 21, 2006 at 12:25 PM local time. This shock had a moment magnitude of 7.6 and a maximum Mercalli intensity of X (Extreme). The hypocenter was located near the coast of Koryak Autonomous Okrug at an estimated depth of 22 km, as reported by the International Seismological Centre.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page