4.2
Earthquake Details: 273 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
Oct 6, 2026, 17:32:11
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake occurred near 273 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on Oct 6, 2026 at 17:32:11. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 35 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth35 km
Significance271
Latitude48.3128
Longitude155.1033
Event IDus6000u0j2
Magnitude4.2
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 20:12:37 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 7, 2026, 05:32:11 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 6, 2026, 17:32:11 UTC
35 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 IslandsBeforeM5.9264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaBeforeM5.0Kuril IslandsAfterM4.6Kuril IslandsAfter
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