M5.2 earthquake near Okha, Sakhalin Oblast

What happened

A magnitude 5.2 earthquake struck 144 km NNW of Okha, Russia on 9 Sept 2022, 09:01 UTC at a depth of 10 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 Okha, about 144 km away in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia.