Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M5.0 earthquake 168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 168 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia at Oct 2, 2026, 20:54 UTC, at a depth of 21 km. The epicentre was 168 km (104 mi) SSE of Vilyuchinsk.

Details

Magnitude	5.0 mb
Time	Oct 2, 2026, 20:54 UTC
Depth	20.9 km
Coordinates	51.633, 159.665
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	67 km / 41 mi	depth 70 km	Oct 24, 20:35 UTC
4.6	193 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	49 km / 31 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 15:08 UTC
4.9	190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	25 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 14:59 UTC
4.3	213 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	45 km / 28 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 00:03 UTC
4.9	180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	20 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 12:05 UTC
4.8	191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	77 km / 48 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 17:09 UTC
4.7	150 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	74 km / 46 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 16:59 UTC
4.5	165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	41 km / 25 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 7, 01:55 UTC
4.5	203 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	41 km / 25 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 5, 03:13 UTC
4.4	220 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	58 km / 36 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 4, 04:34 UTC
4.9	174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	7 km / 4 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 20:00 UTC
4.4	183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	15 km / 10 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 19:30 UTC
4.5	197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	30 km / 18 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 10:55 UTC
4.3	181 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	85 km / 53 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 10:02 UTC
4.5	178 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	12 km / 7 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 03:12 UTC
4.5	167 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	50 km / 31 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 03:07 UTC
5.1	169 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	84 km / 52 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 02:59 UTC
4.2	191 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	24 km / 15 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 01:53 UTC
4.3	178 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	64 km / 39 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 01:01 UTC
4.7	127 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	41 km / 25 mi	depth 63 km	Oct 3, 00:01 UTC
4.6	177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	9 km / 6 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 23:59 UTC
4.7	167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	13 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 23:54 UTC
4.4	145 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	77 km / 48 mi	depth 35 km	Oct 2, 23:10 UTC
4.6	125 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	42 km / 26 mi	depth 35 km	Oct 2, 21:14 UTC
5.0	176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	12 km / 8 mi	depth 10 km	Oct 2, 20:27 UTC

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