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M4.6 Earthquake near 175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

UTC time: 2026-03-02 08:15:14 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
33.9 km
Source
USGS

175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

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About this earthquake

On March 2, 2026 at 08:15 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 175 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 34 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. 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
263efeb5ff59c0b57f24ef94ba7f28af7e8332d3
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
33.9 km
UTC time
2026-03-02 08:15:14 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.49570, 159.48510
Temperature
0.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 33.9 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 33.9 km
Shallow
33.9 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

  • Khodutka
    Distance: 137 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 138 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Ksudach
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
  • Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field
    Distance: 147 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 149 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 149 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 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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