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M5.0 Earthquake near Ust'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug, Kamchatka Krai (Russia)

UTC time: 2026-10-02 20:27:49 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
114.4 km
Source
RESIF

Kamchatka Krai · Ust'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug

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M5.0 Earthquake near Ust'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug, Kamchatka Krai (Russia) · 2026-10-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Ust'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug, Kamchatka Krai (Russia) · 2026-10-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 2, 2026 at 20:27 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 earthquake occurred near Ust'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug, Kamchatka Krai (Russia). At around 114 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 114.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 114.4 km
Intermediate
114.4 km
114.4 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 211 km away

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Vilyuchinsk68.0 kmNE25'204
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy88.6 kmNE181'216

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

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

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

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 hours5
First 24 hours8
First 72 hours9
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.12026-10-02 20:54:14 UTC122.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42026-10-02 21:05:06 UTC37.5 kmUst'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug M4.72026-10-02 23:54:13 UTC136.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.92026-10-02 23:54:13 UTC80.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.42026-10-03 00:21:01 UTC83.0 kmYelizovsky District M5.02026-10-03 02:59:10 UTC104.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.62026-10-03 07:52:35 UTC149.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.42026-10-03 20:00:47 UTC112.0 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M4.52026-10-03 23:14:43 UTC146.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA

Kamchatka Krai

Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 30 Catalogue entries

Of 29 other entries for this area and period, 7 have a higher stored magnitude. Different magnitude types and reports not yet merged limit the comparison.

Open seismic profile

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#496
Earlier events M≥41109
Earlier events M≥5645
Compared since2025-01-23

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

Strongest earlier events

M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC149.4 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC147.8 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M7.02025-07-29 23:48:27 UTC76.9 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M7.02025-07-29 23:48:21 UTC94.4 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka M6.72025-07-30 00:31:16 UTC103.7 kmOff East Coast of Kamchatka

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