M4.8 earthquake 50 km S of Shikotan, Russia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 50 km S of Shikotan, Russia on Fri, Mar 11, 1983, 6:01 AM JST (21:01 UTC), 76 km (47 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.9 91 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.8 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 1983-03-10 21:01:19 UTC
- Depth
- 76.2 km (47.3 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 43.347° N, 146.746° 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.
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.8 and up: 5 in the 60 days after this one and 2 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.687 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 15868 days ago · 33 km deep · 85 km away
- 4.991 km ESE of Shikotan, Russia · 15863 days ago · 34 km deep · 90 km away
- 4.787 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 15845 days ago · 33 km deep · 40 km away
- 5.284 km SSE of Shikotan, Russia · 15845 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
- 5.274 km S of Shikotan, Russia · 15843 days ago · 49 km deep · 25 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0001thy. Read Tue, Sep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM UTC.