5.7
EarthquakeStrongPAGER: green
M5.7 earthquake - 48 km S of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Russia
3715 d ago · 14 Aug 2016, 11:15 UTC 48 km S of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5.7 earthquake struck 48 km S of Aleksandrovsk-Sakhalinskiy, Russia on 14 Aug 2016, 11:15 UTC at a depth of 11 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.
The nearest town in our records is Poronaysk, about 151 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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No other events recorded within about 300 km in the last 30 days.