M6.9 quake Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Land: Russia] leads 58 notable earthquakes on 16 October 2026
Quakes M2.5+
58
213 of any size
Strongest
M6.9
Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Land: Russia]
Other hazards
1
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
3.7
Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 213 earthquakes in total, 58 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is in line with the previous week's average of 52 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 6.9 Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Land: Russia], at a depth of 135 km. 2 people reported feeling it.
Across the day, 1 quake reached magnitude 6 or more, 3 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 26 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
The most active countries were United States (17), Panama (3) and Iran (3).
- 6.9Near east coast of Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia [Land: Russia]16 Oct 2026, 03:35 UTC · 135 km deep
- 5.2off the coast of Ecuador16 Oct 2026, 19:34 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0Auckland Islands, New Zealand region16 Oct 2026, 14:09 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.931 km ENE of Kinablangan, Philippines16 Oct 2026, 09:13 UTC · 74 km deep
- 4.9119 km SSW of Merizo Village, Guam16 Oct 2026, 11:57 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.8southern East Pacific Rise16 Oct 2026, 09:04 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.87 km WSW of Soconusco, Mexico16 Oct 2026, 11:39 UTC · 109 km deep
- 4.795 km SW of Brisas Barra de Suchiate, Mexico16 Oct 2026, 04:42 UTC · 10 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 1 storm.
Sky & Space
The planetary K-index peaked at Kp 3.7, quiet conditions.
3 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TB2), came within 5.0 lunar distances and is 36 m across.
1 orbital launch was scheduled.