M5.2 earthquake 2 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 2 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine on Fri, Sep 16, 1927, 10:22 AM GMT+2 (08:22 UTC), 15 km (9 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.8 8 km SSE of Rybach'e, Ukraine. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1927-09-16 08:22:03 UTC
- Depth
- 15.0 km (9.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.758° N, 34.619° E
- Region
- Ukraine
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.53
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.315 km SE of Partenit, Ukraine · 36168 days ago · 15 km deep · 30 km away
- 5.612 km SSW of Morskoye, Ukraine · 36168 days ago · 15 km deep · 13 km away
- 6.010 km S of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.56 km SE of Privetnoye, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 10 km away
- 5.214 km SE of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 12 km away
- 5.64 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 2 km away
- 6.18 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 6 km away
- 5.915 km SE of Alushta, Ukraine · 36170 days ago · 15 km deep · 20 km away
- 6.720 km SSE of Partenit, Ukraine · 36171 days ago · 15 km deep · 40 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgemsup909518. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:03 AM UTC.