M5.3 earthquake near Korsakov, Sakhalin Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 141 km E of Korsakov, Russia on 13 Aug 2022, 19:26 UTC at a depth of 386 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a deep earthquake; shaking at the surface is usually weak for its size.

The nearest town in our records is Korsakov, about 141 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.