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M4.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2026-02-18 12:12:00 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
44.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.8 earthquake was recorded near Off East Coast of Kamchatka on February 18, 2026 at 12:12 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 44 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
c75e14e197d482d0fb48485806d14d78b6bb8aeb
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
44.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-18 12:12:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
52.66000, 160.15000
Temperature
0.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 44 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 44 km
Shallow
44 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Zhupanovsky
    Distance: 123 km ·Compound ·Elevation: 2'899 m ·Last eruption: 2016 ·Russia
  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 130 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 134 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·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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