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M5.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2026-04-26 13:21:53 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USP

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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M5.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2026-04-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.3 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2026-04-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 26, 2026 at 13:21 UTC, a magnitude M5.3 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Kamchatka. 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 event was recorded by USP.

Details

ID
a5ed44c5ed9a6c6866b3170f5fb468b23f7fcb65
Magnitude
M5.3
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-26 13:21:53 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usp
Coordinates
51.70929, 161.57437

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

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy250.3 kmNW181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 245 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 250 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 253 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 257 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 259 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia
  • Visokiy
    Distance: 262 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'227 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 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M4.72026-04-29 10:53:23 UTC129.5 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.12026-05-05 17:47:17 UTC132.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12026-05-07 11:31:51 UTC147.3 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.92026-05-12 04:08:26 UTC103.9 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62026-05-12 06:23:03 UTC119.1 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.92026-05-12 06:23:03 UTC124.5 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62026-05-12 06:23:03 UTC126.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.32026-05-12 06:29:14 UTC83.4 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.02026-05-19 16:04:21 UTC138.2 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#407
Earlier events M≥41653
Earlier events M≥5858
Compared since2025-01-18

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.82025-07-29 23:24:50 UTC132.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC141.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC132.6 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC120.9 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC122.6 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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