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M5.0 Earthquake near East of Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2026-02-06 16:20:10 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

East of Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.0 earthquake was recorded near East of Kuril Islands on February 6, 2026 at 16:20 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M5.0

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2026-02-06 16:20:10 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

50.66000, 160.06000

Temperature

-2.5°C

Depth profile

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

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Vilyuchinsk277.0 kmNW25'204

Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy284.8 kmN181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

Zheltovsky

Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'926 m ·Last eruption: 1923 ·Russia
Ksudach

Distance: 217 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'007 m ·Last eruption: 1907 ·Russia
Iliinsky

Distance: 220 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'555 m ·Last eruption: 1901 ·Russia
Kurile Lake

Distance: 223 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 81 m ·Last eruption: -6440 ·Russia
Khodutka

Distance: 226 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'039 m ·Last eruption: -300 ·Russia
Olkoviy-Ozernoy Volcanic Field

Distance: 232 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 681 m ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0

First 24 hours0

First 72 hours4

Strongest subsequent eventM6.1

M5.32026-02-09 05:09:41 UTC94.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.32026-02-09 05:09:42 UTC100.2 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.32026-02-09 05:09:43 UTC118.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.42026-02-09 06:24:01 UTC50.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.22026-02-10 09:44:46 UTC123.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M5.12026-02-11 04:06:56 UTC54.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.72026-02-11 04:06:59 UTC71.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42026-02-13 11:45:33 UTC144.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32026-02-14 14:07:16 UTC142.3 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.02026-02-15 12:24:31 UTC124.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52026-02-15 19:36:16 UTC86.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52026-02-17 20:01:29 UTC65.6 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

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

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#435

Earlier events M≥4989

Earlier events M≥5510

Compared since2025-01-11

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.62025-11-03 08:44:37 UTC52.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.52025-08-06 10:35:09 UTC111.3 km166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.32025-10-03 16:07:45 UTC108.6 km181 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M6.32025-08-25 06:48:35 UTC142.3 kmEast of Kuril Islands M6.32025-07-30 05:05:13 UTC149.4 kmKuril Islands

Stats (last 24h)

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