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M4.6 Earthquake near 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2026-08-06 20:07:25 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
40.7 km
Source
USGS

149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near 149 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on August 6, 2026 at 20:07 UTC. With a focal depth of about 41 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
1fcdcb53e52314afe3ae48635d6d55034f43f66a
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
40.7 km
UTC time
2026-08-06 20:07:25 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
52.07230, 160.11110
Temperature
10.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 40.7 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 40.7 km
Shallow
40.7 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

Tectonic context

Located on the Okhotsk Plate.
Near the boundary Okhotsk ↔ Pacific · about 52 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 137 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 151 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 151 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·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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