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M5.0 earthquake - 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

14 d ago · 2 Oct 2026, 18:25 UTC 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 2 Oct 2026, 18:25 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Vilyuchinsk, about 179 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 18:31 UTC

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