Earthquake details

Monday, May 25, 1981 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Monday, May 25, 1981 at 09:19 UTC with a magnitude of 5.1. The closest known location in the current dataset is Wakkanai (Russia - RU), about 84.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 141.872 and latitude 46.152.

Magnitude	5.1
Alert	Strong
Depth	33.0 km
Coordinates	46.152, 141.872
UTC time	1981-05-25 09:19:41.350

Location	Korsakov
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 1981-05-25

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Wakkanai	84.1 km
Korsakov	87.8 km
Kholmsk	100.5 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	111.1 km
Asahikawa	267.9 km
Takikawa	289.4 km
Abashiri	302.9 km
Kitami	306.0 km
Bibai	314.7 km
Ishikari	326.8 km
Iwamizawa	328.7 km
Sovetskaya Gavan'	335.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Korsakov Russia · 2026-01-15 06:12 UTC	99.5 km
M 4.4 Korsakov Russia · 2025-05-09 06:15 UTC	144.5 km

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