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M5.1 Earthquake near Kamchatka Krai (Russia)

UTC time: 2026-10-07 00:30:05 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
71.0 km
Source
EMSC

Kamchatka Krai · Kamchatka Krai

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M5.1 Earthquake near Kamchatka Krai (Russia) · 2026-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Kamchatka Krai (Russia) · 2026-10-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 7, 2026 at 00:30 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Kamchatka Krai (Russia). At around 71 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The data is provided by EMSC and cross-checked across seismological networks. Russia: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.4.

Details

ID
a8f5a48887309b8524c24914840a5a98f8e6c589
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
71.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-07 00:30:05 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Russia
State
Kamchatka Krai
City
Kamchatka Krai
Source
emsc
Coordinates
52.83260, 159.67630
Temperature
10.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 71 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 71 km
Intermediate
71 km
71 km — deeper than the regional average (48.8 km)
Regional average: 48.8 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Tectonic context

Located on the Okhotsk Plate.
Near the boundary Okhotsk ↔ Pacific · about 114 km away

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy74.8 kmW181'216

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 91 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 97 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Dzenzursky
    Distance: 103 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'285 m ·Russia

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Yelizovo AirportRussia · PKC · UHPP
    90.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours2
First 24 hours3
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.0
M4.72026-10-07 01:55:40 UTC113.0 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.72026-10-07 02:46:38 UTC25.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22026-10-07 11:24:24 UTC94.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.52026-10-08 18:15:36 UTC35.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22026-10-09 04:52:16 UTC131.4 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42026-10-09 12:27:39 UTC49.9 kmYelizovsky District M4.92026-10-09 16:59:32 UTC73.8 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.82026-10-09 17:09:05 UTC125.2 km191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.82026-10-09 21:19:03 UTC142.2 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.82026-10-11 11:18:21 UTC25.8 kmKamchatka Krai M4.92026-10-13 12:05:42 UTC136.5 km180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02026-10-13 12:05:46 UTC130.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde)

Kamchatka Krai

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 30 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#854
Earlier events M≥42586
Earlier events M≥51379
Compared since2025-01-16

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 UTC47.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC37.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC47.1 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC73.7 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC72.3 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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