5.0
Earthquake Details: 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
Oct 2, 2026, 18:25:20
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake occurred near 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on Oct 2, 2026 at 18:25:20. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 10 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth10 km
Significance385
Latitude51.5775
Longitude159.8307
Event IDus6000tz7b
Magnitude5.0
Updated:Oct 2, 2026, 18:46:26 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 3, 2026, 06:25:20 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 2, 2026, 18:25:20 UTC
10 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M5.0142 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.9136 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM5.8165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.7off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM5.1Offshore Eastern Kamchatka, RussiaAfterM4.9136 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaAfterM5.1199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaAfterM5.3off the east coast of KamchatkaAfterM5.0171 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaAfterM4.8121 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaAfterM5.0163 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaAfterM5.1182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaAfter
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