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Earthquakes in Kamchatka

In the last 30 days there were 56 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Kamchatka, and 0 in the last 24 hours. The strongest was a magnitude 6.9, 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia, on 2026-10-16.

Earthquakes M2.5+ in Kamchatka

Last 24 hours0
Last 7 days2
Last 30 days56
Last year785
Last 5 years4,021

M1+ in the last 7 days: 2. Methodology

Fig. 1Earthquakes per month, M2.5+ in Kamchatka

3,700 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Kamchatka in the last 24 months. The busiest month was Jul 2025, with 1,189.

01 — Latest

Latest earthquakes in Kamchatka

Latest magnitude 2.5+ earthquakes in Kamchatka in the last 30 days
Magnitude	Location	Depth	Time
5.3	101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 70 km	Oct 24, 20:35 UTC
4.5	136 km NE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 61 km	Oct 22, 08:34 UTC
4.3	67 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 78 km	Oct 18, 07:20 UTC
4.6	193 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 16, 15:08 UTC
6.9	76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia	depth 135 km	Oct 16, 03:35 UTC
4.9	190 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 15, 14:59 UTC
4.5	82 km SSW of Mil’kovo, Russia	depth 183 km	Oct 14, 23:20 UTC
4.3	213 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 14, 00:03 UTC
4.9	180 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 13, 12:05 UTC
4.6	82 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 69 km	Oct 11, 11:18 UTC
4.2	57 km ESE of Atlasovo, Russia	depth 11 km	Oct 10, 12:22 UTC
4.6	96 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia	depth 78 km	Oct 9, 21:19 UTC
4.8	191 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 17:09 UTC
4.7	150 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 9, 16:59 UTC
4.4	58 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 84 km	Oct 9, 12:27 UTC
4.4	95 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 42 km	Oct 8, 18:15 UTC
4.2	77 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 62 km	Oct 7, 02:46 UTC
4.5	165 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 7, 01:55 UTC
4.8	63 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia	depth 66 km	Oct 7, 00:30 UTC
4.5	203 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 5, 03:13 UTC
4.4	220 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 4, 04:34 UTC
4.3	88 km E of Ozernovskiy, Russia	depth 85 km	Oct 3, 23:14 UTC
4.9	174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 20:00 UTC
4.4	183 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 19:30 UTC
4.5	197 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia	depth 10 km	Oct 3, 10:55 UTC

02 — Questions

Earthquakes in Kamchatka, answered

Was there an earthquake in Kamchatka today?

No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or larger was recorded in Kamchatka in the last 24 hours. Smaller ones may still have occurred and appear on the home page under “All” magnitudes.

How many earthquakes does Kamchatka have each year?

Over the last five years there were 4,021 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or larger in Kamchatka, an average of 804 a year. 785 occurred in the last 12 months.

What was the strongest earthquake in Kamchatka in five years?

A magnitude 8.8 on Jul 29, 2025, 23:24 UTC, 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake. See this earthquake

Each earthquake is counted for the region of the nearest listed city within 300 km. Counts describe past activity and are not a forecast. Source: USGS.

03 — Cities

Cities in Kamchatka

Earthquakes within 100 km of cities in Kamchatka
City	Last year	Last 5 years
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky	85	341
Yelizovo	67	234
Vilyuchinsk	72	271