M6.0 earthquake in Russia on February 16, 2026

On February 16, 2026 at 21:42 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.0 earthquake. The epicenter was 87 km east of Ozernovskiy, with the focus 43 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
43 kmdepth
21:42time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia)211 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,187 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,324 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,362 km
  • Obihiro (Japan)1,432 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 89 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.9.

  • M6.9 · Oct 16, 03:35 UTC87 km
  • M6.0 · Jun 7, 10:41 UTC145 km
  • M5.9 · Mar 8, 17:08 UTC125 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 2, 16:34 UTC149 km
  • M5.7 · Feb 26, 04:59 UTC137 km
  • M5.5 · Aug 15, 00:43 UTC129 km
  • M5.4 · May 17, 08:04 UTC58 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 20:35 UTC144 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 93 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 2025222 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 2025294 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 199310 km
  • M7.5 · March 25, 2020255 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 2025275 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 May 6, 17:53 UTC.