Date & time | Dec 7, 2022 08:06:57 UTC - |
Local time at epicenter | Wednesday, Dec 7, 2022 at 6:06 pm (GMT +10) |
Status | Confirmed |
Magnitude | 2.5 |
Depth | 101.8 km |
Epicenter latitude / longitude | 43.551°N / 146.457°E ![]() |
Antipode | 43.551°S / 33.543°W |
Shaking intensity | Not felt |
Primary data source | NIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience) |
Nearest volcano | Mendeleev (75 km / 47 mi) |
Nearby towns and cities | 35 km (22 mi) SW of Shikotan (pop: 2,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 71 km (44 mi) SE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk (pop: 6,470) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 75 km (46 mi) SE of Otrada (pop: 3,220) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 76 km (47 mi) ENE of Nemuro (Japan) (pop: 31,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 36 km (22 mi) SW of Shikotan Island (pop: 2,100) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 81 km (50 mi) SE of Kunajiri Island (pop: 7,000) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Broken Clouds ![]() |
Estimated seismic energy released | 3.5 x 108 joules (98.6 kilowatt hours) | about seismic energy |
Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
2.5 | 102 km | Russia: NEAR KUNASHIRI ISLAND | NIED |