MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
A magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 06 Oct 2026, 16:48 UTC. The hypocentre was 26 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 2 times since the first report. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 26 km
- Latitude
- 48.46°N
- Time
- 16:48 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.9
shallow
154.81°E longitude
06 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.9
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 11 thousand tonnes of TNT.
26 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 08:51 UTC · 124.8 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:21 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 08:12 UTC · 10 km deep
19 Oct 2026, 07:55 UTC · 10 km deep