| Magnitude | 5.6 |
| Alert | Strong |
| Depth | 42.0 km |
| Coordinates | 51.596, 142.452 |
| UTC time | 1983-03-17 07:11:30.550 |
Earthquake details
Thursday, March 17, 1983 Earthquake
The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, March 17, 1983 at 07:11 UTC with a magnitude of 5.6. The closest known location in the current dataset is Sovetskaya Gavan' (Russia - RU), about 330.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 142.452 and latitude 51.596.
| Location | Komsomolsk-on-Amur |
| Country | Russia (RU) |
| Severity | Strong |
Earthquake map 1983-03-17
Closest countries
The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.
| Sovetskaya Gavan' | 330.1 km |
| Komsomolsk-on-Amur | 397.9 km |
| Amursk | 419.1 km |
| Kholmsk | 507.3 km |
| Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk | 517.1 km |
| Korsakov | 552.8 km |
| Khabarovsk | 630.1 km |
| Fuyuan | 685.1 km |
| Wakkanai | 691.1 km |
| Birobidzhan | 746.5 km |
| Abashiri | 854.0 km |
| Asahikawa | 871.1 km |
Nearby earthquakes
The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.
M 4.3
Sovetskaya Gavan'
Russia · 2026-02-10 00:07 UTC
75.6 km
M 4.9
Sovetskaya Gavan'
Russia · 2025-11-06 10:54 UTC
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M 4.8
Sovetskaya Gavan'
Russia · 2022-09-25 15:26 UTC
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M 4.0
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Russia · 2022-05-26 03:48 UTC
53.4 km
M 4.2
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Russia · 2021-04-18 08:16 UTC
85.6 km
M 4.1
Sovetskaya Gavan'
Russia · 2021-01-28 15:50 UTC
48.1 km
M 4.7
Komsomolsk-on-Amur
Russia · 2018-10-07 16:21 UTC
31.9 km
M 4.9
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Russia · 2014-06-30 20:58 UTC
42.8 km
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