M5.0 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka
1908 d ago · 26 Jul 2021, 16:11 UTC 6 km N of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 6 km N of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 26 Jul 2021, 16:11 UTC at a depth of 139 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, about 6 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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