M5.0 earthquake - 261 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
1532 d ago · 6 Aug 2022, 11:48 UTC 261 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
What happened
A magnitude 5 earthquake struck 261 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 6 Aug 2022, 11:48 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 262 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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