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M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka

UTC time: 2026-10-02 20:25:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
Source
SERBIA_RSZ

Off East Coast of Kamchatka

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M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2026-10-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.0 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Kamchatka · 2026-10-02 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 2, 2026 at 20:25 UTC, a magnitude M5.0 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 data is provided by Seismological Survey of Serbia and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
e59249f8fc3700ba39a9967b71c4002d8e55df85
Magnitude
M5.0
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-10-02 20:25:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
serbia_rsz
Coordinates
52.56000, 159.65000
Temperature
8.8°C

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

Tectonic context

Located on the Okhotsk Plate.
Near the boundary Okhotsk ↔ Pacific · about 99 km away

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy88.7 kmNW181'216

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Vilyuchinsky
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'173 m ·Last eruption: -8050 ·Russia
  • Avachinsky
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'717 m ·Last eruption: 2001 ·Russia
  • Barkhatnaya Sopka
    Distance: 99 km ·Volcanic field ·Elevation: 874 m ·Last eruption: -3550 ·Russia
  • Mutnovsky
    Distance: 99 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'288 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Russia
  • Koryaksky
    Distance: 105 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'430 m ·Last eruption: 2009 ·Russia
  • Gorely
    Distance: 109 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'799 m ·Last eruption: 2010 ·Russia

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours8
First 24 hours14
First 72 hours14
Strongest subsequent eventM5.4
M5.22026-10-02 20:25:32 UTC58.8 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M5.12026-10-02 20:27:27 UTC138.5 km199 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia M5.02026-10-02 20:27:49 UTC123.8 kmUst'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug M5.32026-10-02 20:54:05 UTC138.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.3, near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy (Monde) M4.42026-10-02 21:05:06 UTC140.5 kmUst'-Bol'sereckij municipal'nyj okrug M4.92026-10-02 23:54:13 UTC69.4 kmNear East Coast of Kamchatka M4.72026-10-02 23:54:13 UTC94.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.42026-10-03 00:21:01 UTC120.0 kmYelizovsky District M5.02026-10-03 02:59:06 UTC74.5 km163 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.62026-10-03 07:52:35 UTC100.1 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M4.22026-10-03 10:02:57 UTC100.6 km189 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M4.52026-10-03 10:55:05 UTC110.8 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#1225
Earlier events M≥42842
Earlier events M≥51487
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 UTC35.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.72025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC28.7 kmOFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA M8.22025-07-29 23:24:51 UTC35.0 km119 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:56 UTC46.5 km133 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia M8.02025-07-29 23:24:52 UTC45.0 km131 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia

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