5.0
Earthquake Details: near the east coast of Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, Russia
Oct 9, 2026, 17:09:19
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near near the east coast of Vilyuchinsk, Kamchatka, Russia on Oct 9, 2026 at 17:09:19. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -64 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-64 km
Significance0
Latitude52.5825
Longitude158.9443
Event IDemsc:20261009_0000250
Magnitude5.0
Updated:Oct 9, 2026, 17:22:20 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 10, 2026, 05:09:19 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 9, 2026, 17:09:19 UTC
-64 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.857 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.8near the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.7off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.2off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.8194 km S of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, RussiaBeforeM4.5off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.2near the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.458 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.7138 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.8191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.8off the east coast of KamchatkaAfterM4.696 km NE of Ozernovskiy, RussiaAfter
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