Earthquake Details: 38 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia

8/15/2026, 12:43:29 AM

A magnitude 5.4 earthquake occurred near 38 km SSE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 8/15/2026 at 12:43:29 AM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 78.98 km. No tsunami warning was issued.

No Tsunami WarningStatus: reviewedType: earthquake

Regional Seismicity

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Russia Kamchatka Vilyuchinsk (Nearest City)

Technical Details

Depth78.98 km

Significance0

Latitude50.3745

Longitude156.3863

Event IDus6000tkvj

Magnitude5.4

Updated:8/15/2026, 2:50:17 AM

External Resources

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Time & depth

Local time: 8/15/2026, 12:43:29 PM GMT+12
UTC: 8/15/2026, 12:43:29 AM UTC

78.98 km · Intermediate-focus

Between 70 and 300 km deep.

Nearby major cities

Vilyuchinsk

317 km NE · away

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

Nearby event sequence · 3

M4.7Off East Coast Of KamchatkaBefore8/12/2026, 5:54:15 AM 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

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 15, 2026, 02:50 AM UTC. Data sources: USGS / EMSC / JMA / Geoscience Australia / GeoNet.