Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M5.0 earthquake 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 173 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia at Oct 2, 2026, 18:25 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 174 km (108 mi) SSE of Vilyuchinsk.

Details

Magnitude	5.0 mb
Time	Oct 2, 2026, 18:25 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	51.611, 159.772
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
5.3	101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	72 km / 45 mi	depth 70 km	Oct 24, 20:35 UTC
4.6	193 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	52 km / 32 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 15:08 UTC
4.9	190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	23 km / 14 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 14:59 UTC
4.3	213 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	40 km / 25 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 00:03 UTC
4.9	180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	12 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 12:05 UTC
4.8	191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	71 km / 44 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 17:09 UTC
4.7	150 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	72 km / 45 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 16:59 UTC
4.5	165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	38 km / 23 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 7, 01:55 UTC
4.5	203 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	39 km / 24 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 5, 03:13 UTC
4.4	220 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	50 km / 31 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 4, 04:34 UTC
4.9	174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	4 km / 2 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 20:00 UTC
4.4	183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	10 km / 6 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 19:30 UTC
4.5	197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	24 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 10:55 UTC
4.3	181 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 10:02 UTC
4.5	178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	5 km / 3 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 03:12 UTC
4.5	167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	46 km / 29 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 03:07 UTC
5.1	169 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 02:59 UTC
4.2	191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	17 km / 11 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 01:53 UTC
4.3	178 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	67 km / 42 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 01:01 UTC
4.7	127 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	47 km / 29 mi	depth 63 km	Oct 3, 00:01 UTC
4.6	177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	6 km / 3 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 23:59 UTC
4.7	167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	19 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 23:54 UTC
4.4	145 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	84 km / 52 mi	depth 35 km	Oct 2, 23:10 UTC
4.6	125 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	48 km / 30 mi	depth 35 km	Oct 2, 21:14 UTC
5.0	168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	8 km / 5 mi	depth 21 km	Oct 2, 20:54 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.