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M5.7 earthquake 102 km SE of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 102 km SE of Shikotan, Russia on Wed, Aug 27, 1969, 12:26 PM JST (03:26 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.8 109 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
5.7 (mw), moderate
Local time
UTC
1969-08-27 03:26:14 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.279° N, 147.769° E
Region
Russia
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

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Magnitude uncertainty
±0.20
Depth from
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Nearest places

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.5 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 45 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.8109 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20844 days ago · 29 km deep · 8 km away
  2. 5.4117 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20843 days ago · 30 km deep · 16 km away
  3. 6.496 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20842 days ago · 34 km deep · 34 km away
  4. 5.763 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 20842 days ago · 35 km deep · 79 km away
  5. 6.294 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20842 days ago · 24 km deep · 25 km away
  6. 5.596 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20840 days ago · 34 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 5.761 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20837 days ago · 40 km deep · 57 km away
  8. 5.761 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20835 days ago · 42 km deep · 58 km away
  9. 5.6105 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20828 days ago · 35 km deep · 19 km away
  10. 5.6132 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20827 days ago · 33 km deep · 32 km away
  11. 5.6101 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20827 days ago · 32 km deep · 2 km away
  12. 5.641 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20814 days ago · 49 km deep · 64 km away
  13. 5.8102 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20812 days ago · 31 km deep · 7 km away
  14. 5.697 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20786 days ago · 45 km deep · 73 km away

Before

  1. 5.584 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20845 days ago · 30 km deep · 21 km away
  2. 5.7101 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20845 days ago · 10 km deep · 5 km away
  3. 5.8139 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20850 days ago · 20 km deep · 37 km away
  4. 5.8113 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20851 days ago · 28 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 5.884 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 20851 days ago · 27 km deep · 52 km away
  6. 5.596 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 20851 days ago · 27 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 5.6138 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20851 days ago · 34 km deep · 36 km away
  8. 6.6117 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20853 days ago · 29 km deep · 60 km away
  9. 5.7143 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20854 days ago · 25 km deep · 87 km away
  10. 5.5101 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20856 days ago · 32 km deep · 20 km away
  11. 5.892 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20856 days ago · 37 km deep · 17 km away
  12. 5.6140 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20856 days ago · 30 km deep · 96 km away
  13. 5.5106 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20857 days ago · 28 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 6.1148 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20857 days ago · 22 km deep · 46 km away
  15. 5.594 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20857 days ago · 32 km deep · 23 km away
  16. 6.3118 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20857 days ago · 29 km deep · 17 km away
  17. 7.193 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20858 days ago · 25 km deep · 12 km away
  18. 5.698 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 20859 days ago · 35 km deep · 68 km away
  19. 5.6105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 20859 days ago · 24 km deep · 89 km away
  20. 6.191 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia · 20859 days ago · 41 km deep · 78 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem806413. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:18 AM UTC.