M5.0 earthquake - near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
2008 d ago · 17 Apr 2021, 15:45 UTC near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia on 17 Apr 2021, 15:45 UTC at a depth of 83 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 175 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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