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M4.1 earthquake 58 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 58 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia on Wed, Jun 27, 1973, 8:51 AM JST (23:51 UTC), 26 km (16 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb), light
Local time
UTC
1973-06-26 23:51:16 UTC
Depth
26.0 km (16.2 mi), shallow
Epicenter
43.302° N, 146.469° 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.

Stations used
14

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 35 in the 60 days after this one and 110 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 5.1105 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 41 km deep · 61 km away
  2. 5.479 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 46 km deep · 23 km away
  3. 5.074 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 45 km deep · 32 km away
  4. 4.944 km NE of Nemuro, Japan · 19444 days ago · 58 km deep · 50 km away
  5. 5.9Hokkaido, Japan region · 19444 days ago · 50 km deep · 55 km away
  6. 4.660 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19443 days ago · 33 km deep · 27 km away
  7. 4.529 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19442 days ago · 33 km deep · 44 km away
  8. 5.247 km SSW of Nemuro, Japan · 19441 days ago · 57 km deep · 97 km away
  9. 4.213 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19440 days ago · 48 km deep · 46 km away
  10. 4.071 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19439 days ago · 33 km deep · 66 km away
  11. 4.992 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19438 days ago · 36 km deep · 95 km away
  12. 4.278 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19438 days ago · 41 km deep · 76 km away
  13. 4.582 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19437 days ago · 39 km deep · 27 km away
  14. 5.050 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19434 days ago · 61 km deep · 14 km away
  15. 4.026 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19432 days ago · 44 km deep · 32 km away
  16. 4.463 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19432 days ago · 55 km deep · 12 km away
  17. 5.3123 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19431 days ago · 21 km deep · 77 km away
  18. 5.040 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 19429 days ago · 60 km deep · 71 km away
  19. 4.441 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19428 days ago · 33 km deep · 23 km away
  20. 5.449 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19427 days ago · 43 km deep · 9 km away
  21. 4.232 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19424 days ago · 68 km deep · 34 km away
  22. 4.864 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19424 days ago · 66 km deep · 12 km away
  23. 4.763 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19423 days ago · 50 km deep · 31 km away
  24. 4.457 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19422 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
  25. 4.763 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19418 days ago · 58 km deep · 19 km away
  26. 4.927 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19415 days ago · 62 km deep · 38 km away
  27. 3.825 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19415 days ago · 79 km deep · 74 km away
  28. 5.479 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19413 days ago · 52 km deep · 36 km away
  29. 4.153 km ENE of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 68 km deep · 27 km away
  30. 4.6114 km SE of Shikotan, Russia · 19408 days ago · 53 km deep · 100 km away
  31. 4.954 km S of Nemuro, Japan · 19408 days ago · 53 km deep · 96 km away
  32. 6.045 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 55 km deep · 16 km away
  33. 4.856 km SW of Shikotan, Russia · 19402 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
  34. 4.851 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 19401 days ago · 59 km deep · 9 km away
  35. 5.031 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19386 days ago · 39 km deep · 37 km away

Before

  1. 5.3104 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 44 km deep · 57 km away
  2. 5.488 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 44 km deep · 36 km away
  3. 5.5105 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 41 km deep · 55 km away
  4. 6.670 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 50 km deep · 16 km away
  5. 4.431 km SSW of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia · 19446 days ago · 43 km deep · 80 km away
  6. 5.892 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 39 km deep · 61 km away
  7. 5.343 km SE of Nemuro, Japan · 19446 days ago · 46 km deep · 43 km away
  8. 5.382 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19446 days ago · 57 km deep · 29 km away
  9. 4.262 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 49 km deep · 38 km away
  10. 4.072 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 67 km deep · 85 km away
  11. 4.568 km E of Nemuro, Japan · 19447 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
  12. 4.360 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 40 km deep · 33 km away
  13. 4.288 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19447 days ago · 64 km deep · 46 km away
  14. 4.670 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 39 km deep · 22 km away
  15. 4.373 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 65 km deep · 29 km away
  16. 4.387 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 67 km deep · 55 km away
  17. 5.156 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 51 km deep · 27 km away
  18. 5.283 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 19448 days ago · 36 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.969 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 40 km deep · 14 km away
  20. 5.478 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan · 19448 days ago · 60 km deep · 27 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00002e2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:59 PM UTC.