Earthquake details

Thursday, September 18, 2008 Earthquake

The earthquake hit Russia on Thursday, September 18, 2008 at 09:30 UTC with a magnitude of 5.4. The closest known location in the current dataset is Korsakov (Russia - RU), about 80.1 km away. The epicenter is located at longitude 143.560 and latitude 46.158.

Magnitude	5.4
Alert	Strong
Depth	332.1 km
Coordinates	46.158, 143.560
UTC time	2008-09-18 09:30:00.350

Location	Korsakov
Country	Russia (RU)
Severity	Strong

Earthquake map 2008-09-18

Closest countries

The 12 closest cities near the epicenter.

Korsakov	80.1 km
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk	108.8 km
Kholmsk	152.1 km
Wakkanai	168.5 km
Abashiri	244.3 km
Kitami	263.4 km
Asahikawa	281.9 km
Takikawa	318.0 km
Bibai	342.9 km
Nemuro	353.4 km
Otofuke	353.6 km
Iwamizawa	358.7 km

Nearby earthquakes

The latest 8 earthquakes within 100 km of this epicenter.

M 4.1 Korsakov Russia · 2026-01-15 06:12 UTC	43.2 km
M 4.4 Korsakov Russia · 2025-05-09 06:15 UTC	17.7 km

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