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M4.9 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2026-10-07 00:29:58 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

On October 7, 2026 at 00:29 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
6a79db8bccb11e70b53cb5d33fae55b80033c05b
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-07 00:29:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.09000, 159.17000
Temperature
9.9°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 114 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 77 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 91 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 m ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 93 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Asacha
    Distance: 96 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'910 m ·Russia
  • Khodutka
    Distance: 100 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·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.

Earthquake overview

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