M5.6 Earthquake near Sea of Okhotsk — January 20, 2021
2021-01-20 16:00:41 UTC (2021-01-20) · approx. 2:00 AM UTC+10 local
Felt by 2 people across nearby locations. 0
On January 20, 2021 at 16:00 UTC, a magnitude 5.6 deep-focus earthquake struck near Sea of Okhotsk, at a depth of 587.4 km and coordinates 49.7105°, 147.7081°.0 The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert level for this event, indicating no significant casualties or damage expected.
Physical scale: An earthquake of magnitude 5.6 releases seismic energy equivalent to roughly 4 kilotons of TNT. Empirical fault-scaling laws (Wells & Coppersmith, 1994) estimate the subsurface rupture length at approximately 4.4 km — a useful intuition for the size of the slip patch on the fault.
ShakeMap — predicted shaking intensity
Modeled ground-motion intensity contoured on the Modified Mercalli scale (MMI). Computed by the USGS from the moment-tensor solution and regional ground-motion prediction equations.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey ShakeMap. View interactive ShakeMap on USGS
Did You Feel It? — community-reported shaking
Aggregated felt-report intensity from 2 citizen responses to the USGS Did You Feel It? system. Each colored zone represents the average MMI from reports in that area.
Source: U.S. Geological Survey Did You Feel It?. View on USGS · submit your own report
Earthquake Details
147.7081°E
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Common Questions
How strong was the magnitude 5.6 earthquake near Sea of Okhotsk?
The magnitude 5.6 earthquake that struck near Sea of Okhotsk on January 20, 2021 at 16:00 UTC had a depth of 587.4 km. For context, this was a moderate earthquake that could be widely felt.
Where did the earthquake occur?
The earthquake epicenter was located at 49.7105°, 147.7081°, which is near Sea of Okhotsk.
Were there aftershocks?
Aftershock activity is monitored continuously by the USGS. Aftershock sequences from magnitude 5.6 earthquakes can continue for days to weeks and gradually diminish over time.
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Authoritative source: USGS event page (event ID: us7000d1q5). All scientific values on this page are sourced verbatim from the USGS feed.
Cite this page: EarthquakeTracker.org. (2021, January 20, 2021). M5.6 Earthquake near Sea of Okhotsk — January 20, 2021. Retrieved December 22, 2025 from https://www.earthquaketracker.org/earthquakes/event/us7000d1q5/