M4.6 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands on Wed, May 28, 1980, 1:57 AM JST (16:57 UTC), 162 km (101 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 97 km NNE 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
- 1980-05-27 16:57:43 UTC
- Depth
- 162.0 km (100.7 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 45.271° N, 146.074° E
- Region
- Japan
- 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
- 42
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp00017p2. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 11:14 AM UTC.