M4.6 earthquake 84 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 84 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia on Sun, Aug 21, 1983, 7:00 PM GMT+13 (06:00 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 87 km SSE of Klyuchi, 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, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-08-21 06:00:27 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.584° N, 161.188° 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
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- Depth from
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.570 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15742 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.881 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15722 days ago · 33 km deep · 24 km away
- 4.778 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15721 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 5.087 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15717 days ago · 71 km deep · 18 km away
- 5.077 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15708 days ago · 33 km deep · 17 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001xtz. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 8:38 AM UTC.