MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 24 Oct 2026, 20:35 UTC. The hypocentre was 70.2 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 23 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 70.2 km
- Latitude
- 52.16°N
- Time
- 20:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.3
intermediate
159.20°E longitude
24 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.3
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 1 thousand tonnes of TNT.
70.2 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
23 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
24 Oct 2026, 20:57 UTC · 67.7 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 19:34 UTC · 10 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 19:18 UTC · 22.4 km deep
24 Oct 2026, 19:07 UTC · 10 km deep