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M4.5 Earthquake near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

UTC time: 2026-02-26 18:56:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
38.8 km
Source
EMSC

OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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About this earthquake

On February 26, 2026 at 18:56 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA. With a focal depth of about 39 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
07dd54f35f107a87cbd130853a310d5517e03493
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
38.8 km
UTC time
2026-02-26 18:56:15 UTC
Local time
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Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
51.72700, 160.23360
Temperature
0.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 38.8 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 38.8 km
Shallow
38.8 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 161 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 172 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 176 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 176 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 177 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 179 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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