Earthquake Details: off the east coast of Kamchatka

8/16/2026, 3:42:36 AM

A magnitude 4.6 earthquake occurred near off the east coast of Kamchatka on 8/16/2026 at 3:42:36 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -60 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Russia Kamchatka Vilyuchinsk (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth-60 km

Significance0

Latitude51.4000

Longitude160.2000

Event IDemsc:20260816_0000200

Magnitude4.6

Updated:8/16/2026, 5:27:08 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/16/2026, 3:42:36 PM GMT+12
UTC: 8/16/2026, 3:42:36 AM UTC

-60 km · Shallow-focus

Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.

Nearby major cities

Vilyuchinsk

210 km NW

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy

Nearby event sequence · 4

M4.5222 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaBefore8/13/2026, 7:09:24 AM M4.5165 km E of Ozernovskiy, RussiaBefore8/14/2026, 5:47:42 PM M5.438 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaBefore8/15/2026, 12:43:29 AM M4.6192 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBefore8/15/2026, 5:41:42 PM

Earthquake information is automatically aggregated from the official seismic agencies listed below. Preliminary measurements can change as agencies review an event; use local emergency authorities for safety decisions. Latest successful data update: Aug 16, 2026, 05:27 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.