M5.6 earthquake 125 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake struck 125 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia on Thu, Oct 15, 1970, 1:00 AM JST (16:00 UTC), 31 km (20 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.5 104 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.6 (mw), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1970-10-14 16:00:34 UTC
- Depth
- 31.4 km (19.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 43.299° N, 148.109° E
- Region
- Russia
- 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
- ±0.20
- Depth from
- From location
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.6 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 6.5104 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 20436 days ago · 34 km deep · 22 km away
- 6.142 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 20436 days ago · 41 km deep · 89 km away
- 5.849 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 20399 days ago · 37 km deep · 90 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event iscgem791104. Read Sat, Sep 26, 2026, 5:05 PM UTC.