CentralNotice Chelyabinsk meteor From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search Near-Earth asteroid that fell over Russia in 2013 "Russian meteor" redirects here. For the 1908 Tunguska explosion, see Tunguska event . For the fragmented remains of this meteor, see Chelyabinsk meteorite . Chelyabinsk meteor ( video link ) Meteor fireball seen from Kamensk-Uralsky where it was still dawn, in an oblast north of Chelyabinsk. Location of the meteor Date 15 February 2013 ( 2013-02-15 ) Time 09:20:29 YEKT ( UTC+06:00 ) Location Chebarkul , Chelyabinsk Oblast , Russia Coordinates 55°09′00″N 61°24′36″E  /  55.150°N 61.410°E  / 55.150; 61.410 Coordinates : 55°09′00″N 61°24′36″E  /  55.150°N 61.410°E  / 55.150; 61.410 [1] Also known as Chelyabinsk meteorite [2] Cause Meteor air burst Non-fatal injuries 1,491 indirect injuries [3] Property dam...