M4.9 earthquake 127 km E of Shikotan, Russia
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 127 km E of Shikotan, Russia on Mon, Sep 6, 1982, 9:37 AM JST (00:37 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.7 109 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1982-09-06 00:37:59 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 44.020° N, 148.283° 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
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 1 in the 60 days after this one and 9 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 5.0147 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 38 km away
- 5.7137 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.1141 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
- 4.650 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 90 km away
- 5.4140 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 31 km away
- 5.8136 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.7151 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 41 km away
- 6.1141 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 16090 days ago · 33 km deep · 20 km away
- 4.473 km SSW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 16094 days ago · 103 km deep · 97 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001peg. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 8:24 AM UTC.