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M4.8 Earthquake near 191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

UTC time: 2026-10-09 17:09:05 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near 191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on October 9, 2026 at 17:09 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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
61a16f6448e773fa1b22e4c3cc6fbdc8fbb1f3fc
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-09 17:09:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
51.89520, 160.69870
Temperature
7.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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 7 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 181 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 187 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 195 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 196 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 197 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 198 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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