M5.3 earthquake 119 km SSE of Korsakov, Russia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 119 km SSE of Korsakov, Russia on Wed, Jul 14, 1982, 10:42 PM GMT+12 (10:42 UTC), 325 km (202 mi) below the surface.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 5.3 (mb, body-wave), moderate
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-07-14 10:42:13 UTC
- Depth
- 325.0 km (201.9 mi), deep
- Epicenter
- 45.642° N, 143.364° E
- Region
- Russia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Magnitude estimates
Different scales measure different things and differ by a few tenths. The USGS marks one as preferred, and it is the one this page uses.
| Mag. | Scale | Computed by | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | mb, body-wave | USGS National Earthquake Information Center | Preferred · Reviewed · 71 stations |
| 5.44 | Mw, moment | ISC-GEM global catalog | Final · ±0.1 |
| 5.4 | Mwc, centroid moment | Global CMT project | Preliminary |
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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 2.3 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 usp0001ne7 (also filed as gcmtb071482a, gcmt19820714104213, iscgem595349). Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 8:01 PM UTC.