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M5.3 earthquake near Yelizovo, Kamchatka

1824 d ago · 18 Oct 2021, 08:24 UTC 79 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia

What happened

A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 79 km S of Mil’kovo, Russia on 18 Oct 2021, 08:24 UTC at a depth of 173 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 Yelizovo, about 90 km away in Kamchatka, Russia.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC

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