M7.2 Earthquake — 16 km WSW of Uglegorsk, Russia

A magnitude 7.2 (major) earthquake struck 16 km WSW of Uglegorsk, Russia on 1990-05-12 04:50 UTC, at a depth of 606 km. See it live on Earth Live's real-time 3D globe.

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Source: USGS event page. The TNT equivalent is computed from the magnitude with the standard Gutenberg–Richter energy relation; all other figures are USGS's own.

This area's earthquake history

In the year before this quake, USGS recorded 1 earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more within 300 km.

Strongest recorded within 300 km since 1900:

• M7.7 — 156 km ENE of Poronaysk, Russia · 2012-08-14
• M7.3 — 50 km W of Gornozavodsk, Russia · 1971-09-05
• M7.0 — 155 km SSW of Sovetskaya Gavan’, Russia · 1939-04-21

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