M6.1 earthquake in United States on May 9, 2026

Strong M6.1 quake: May 9, 2026, 04:42 UTC, epicenter 1,422 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy. The rupture began 16 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.1magnitude
16 kmdepth
04:42time UTC
5aftershocks
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Nearest cities

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia)1,422 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)2,672 km
  • Kitami (Japan)2,746 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)2,759 km
  • Obihiro (Japan)2,844 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 5 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.8.

  • M5.8 · May 9, 04:42 UTC11 km
  • M5.0 · Jun 18, 13:58 UTC93 km
  • M4.9 · Jun 13, 11:24 UTC103 km
  • M4.6 · Sep 27, 07:48 UTC14 km
  • M4.6 · May 27, 05:57 UTC28 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 96 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.9 (June 10, 1996).

  • M7.9 · June 10, 1996229 km
  • M7.9 · June 23, 2014102 km
  • M7.8 · November 17, 200343 km
  • M7.3 · June 10, 1996280 km
  • M7.2 · December 19, 200799 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in Petropavlovsk-KamchatskiyEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 24, 04:52 UTC.