5.9
Earthquake Details: 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Oct 6, 2026, 16:48:21
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake occurred near 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on Oct 6, 2026 at 16:48:21. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 26.05 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth26.05 km
Significance536
Latitude48.4554
Longitude154.8085
Event IDus6000u0hy
Magnitude5.9
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 18:53:52 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 7, 2026, 04:48:21 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 16:48:21 UTC
26.05 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.4201 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.1182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.390 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.4279 km ENE of Kuril’sk, RussiaBeforeM4.3off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.5Kuril IslandsBeforeM4.0Kuril IslandsBeforeM4.0east of Kuril IslandsBeforeM4.4Kuril IslandsBeforeM4.2273 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaAfterM5.0Kuril IslandsAfterM4.6Kuril IslandsAfter
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