M4.7 earthquake 49 km SW of Paratunka, Russia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 49 km SW of Paratunka, Russia on Tue, Jun 11, 1985, 9:33 PM GMT+13 (08:33 UTC), 130 km (81 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.4 93 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, 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
- 1985-06-11 08:33:40 UTC
- Depth
- 129.7 km (80.6 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 52.627° N, 157.783° 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 1.7 and up: 2 in the 60 days after this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km SSW of Paratunka, Russia · 15066 days ago · 115 km deep · 33 km away
- 5.493 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 15047 days ago · 33 km deep · 99 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event usp0002frc. Read Sun, Sep 27, 2026, 9:27 AM UTC.