M4.7 earthquake 78 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 78 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia on Mon, Sep 19, 1983, 3:40 PM GMT+13 (02:40 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
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-09-19 02:40:28 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 55.690° N, 161.421° 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
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Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 3 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.087 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15716 days ago · 71 km deep · 9 km away
- 5.077 km SSE of Klyuchi, Russia · 15707 days ago · 33 km deep · 2 km away
- 5.091 km SSW of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 15663 days ago · 74 km deep · 22 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001yft. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 6:31 AM UTC.