M4.6 earthquake 72 km NE of Otrada, Russia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 72 km NE of Otrada, Russia on Thu, Dec 7, 1978, 12:49 AM JST (15:49 UTC), 160 km (99 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 75 km NE of Otrada, Russia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1978-12-06 15:49:59 UTC
- Depth
- 160.0 km (99.4 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 44.597° N, 146.403° 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
- 20
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 14 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.469 km N of Shikotan, Russia · 17457 days ago · 177 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.975 km NE of Otrada, Russia · 17457 days ago · 123 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.081 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17456 days ago · 212 km deep · 11 km away
- 4.7100 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17456 days ago · 178 km deep · 42 km away
- 4.668 km N of Shikotan, Russia · 17455 days ago · 143 km deep · 32 km away
- 5.286 km NE of Otrada, Russia · 17454 days ago · 130 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.5101 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17452 days ago · 163 km deep · 45 km away
- 4.678 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17451 days ago · 177 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.680 km NE of Otrada, Russia · 17449 days ago · 152 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.470 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17437 days ago · 202 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.297 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17437 days ago · 168 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.884 km NE of Shikotan, Russia · 17436 days ago · 113 km deep · 77 km away
- 4.389 km NNE of Otrada, Russia · 17430 days ago · 141 km deep · 26 km away
- 4.376 km NE of Otrada, Russia · 17419 days ago · 143 km deep · 5 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0000xsu. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:26 PM UTC.