M4.8 earthquake 47 km NNE of Ust-Nera, Russia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 47 km NNE of Ust-Nera, Russia on Sun, Oct 7, 1979, 11:29 AM GMT+10 (01:29 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1979-10-07 01:29:29 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 64.932° N, 143.768° 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.
- Depth from
- OPERATOR_ASSIGNED
- Stations used
- 72
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
None recorded.
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001398 (also filed as iscgem656708). Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:11 AM UTC.