M4.7 earthquake 72 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 72 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia on Sun, Mar 13, 1983, 5:14 PM GMT+12 (05:14 UTC), 33 km (21 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.0 81 km SW of Paratunka, 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
- 4.7 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-13 05:14:26 UTC
- Depth
- 33.0 km (20.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 52.387° N, 157.758° 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: 10 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 5.081 km SW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 19 km away
- 4.286 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.678 km SW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 25 km away
- 4.482 km SW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 14 km away
- 4.184 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 15 km away
- 4.974 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia · 15899 days ago · 33 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.877 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia · 15898 days ago · 33 km deep · 7 km away
- 4.784 km SW of Paratunka, Russia · 15898 days ago · 33 km deep · 18 km away
- 4.6Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia · 15895 days ago · 90 km deep · 12 km away
- 4.795 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 15863 days ago · 71 km deep · 89 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001tm4. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 9:17 AM UTC.