M5.2 earthquake 8 km S of Chirkey, Russia
A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 8 km S of Chirkey, Russia on Fri, Jan 10, 1975, 2:09 AM GMT+3 (23:09 UTC), 31 km (19 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.2 (mb), moderate
- Local time
- UTC
- 1975-01-09 23:09:46 UTC
- Depth
- 31.0 km (19.3 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.889° N, 46.987° E
- Region
- Russia
- Strongest shaking
- V, moderate shaking
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Shaking
The USGS ShakeMap: shaking estimated from seismic stations and the quake’s size, on the Modified Mercalli intensity scale.
- Strongest estimated
- V, moderate shaking
- Peak ground acceleration
- 7.5% of gravity
- Peak ground velocity
- 1.4 cm/s
- Map
- Automatic
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
- 53
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.2 and up: 8 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.96 km NW of Buynaksk, Russia · 18884 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.32 km NW of Untsukul’, Russia · 18884 days ago · 33 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.93 km NW of Kafyr-Kumukh, Russia · 18884 days ago · 33 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.96 km N of Erpeli, Russia · 18884 days ago · 33 km deep · 3 km away
- 4.62 km SSE of Kafyr-Kumukh, Russia · 18881 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.71 km NNE of Chirkey, Russia · 18881 days ago · 33 km deep · 10 km away
- 3.39 km ENE of Shamkhal, Russia · 18875 days ago · 30 km deep · 44 km away
- 4.48 km SSE of Zandak, Russia · 18836 days ago · 33 km deep · 43 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00009f1 (also filed as iscgem733089). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 10:35 PM UTC.