STRONG EARTHQUAKE
76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia
A magnitude 6.9 earthquake struck 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia on 16 Oct 2026, 03:35 UTC. The hypocentre was 135 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 6 times since the first report. 21 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 135 km
- Latitude
- 51.98°N
- Time
- 03:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- M6.9
intermediate
157.27°E longitude
16 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 6.9
Can be destructive in populated areas up to about 160 km across.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 710 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0, roughly the energy of 338 thousand tonnes of TNT.
135 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
21 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
19 Oct 2026, 05:18 UTC · 44 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:59 UTC · 10 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 23:30 UTC · 444.2 km deep
18 Oct 2026, 22:34 UTC · 551.9 km deep