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M8.3 earthquake, Russia, 1994-10-04

MagnitudeM8.3mw

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Depth14 km

Time (UTC)1994-10-04 13:22

Rank in 19941 / 158among M6+

Rank since 190028 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×2,818approx.

48 km E of Shikotan, Russia · 43.77, 147.32

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1963 M8.5M8.5

1958 M8.3M8.3

1994 M8.3M8.3

1969 M8.2M8.2

1995 M7.9M7.9

1963 M7.8M7.8

1973 M7.7M7.7

1993 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.6M7.6

1978 M7.5M7.5

1935 M7.5M7.5

1937 M7.4M7.4

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.2 1994-08-31	1994-08-31 09:07	76 km	36 km SSE of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Russia
M6.6 1994-08-28	1994-08-28 18:37	19 km	179 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1994-08-20	1994-08-20 04:38	24 km	120 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.6 1994-08-18	1994-08-18 04:42	15 km	186 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.3 1994-08-14	1994-08-14 01:31	19 km	178 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.0 1994-08-14	1994-08-14 00:46	17 km	184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M6.2 1994-05-18	1994-05-18 03:54	26 km	132 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia
M7.6 1993-01-15	1993-01-15 11:06	102 km	52 km NE of Otofuke, Japan
M6.1 1993-01-15	1993-01-15 11:06	112 km	17 km W of Kushiro, Japan
M6.0 1992-12-07	1992-12-07 02:11	45 km	37 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.