M4.7 earthquake 173 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 173 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on Sun, Feb 28, 1982, 8:51 AM GMT+10 (22:51 UTC), 46 km (29 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-02-27 22:51:04 UTC
- Depth
- 46.0 km (28.6 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 49.208° N, 155.319° 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
- CONSTRAINED_BY_DEPTH_PHASES
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 0 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001jvx. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 5:15 PM UTC.