M6.2 earthquake in Russia on January 22, 2026

A magnitude 6.2 earthquake struck on January 22, 2026 at 12:42 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 127 km south of Vilyuchinsk, at a depth of 47 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude
47 kmdepth
12:42time 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)142 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,260 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,404 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,443 km
  • Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia)1,501 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 132 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.9.

  • M6.9 · Oct 16, 03:35 UTC89 km
  • M6.0 · Feb 16, 21:42 UTC83 km
  • M5.9 · Mar 8, 17:08 UTC62 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 2, 16:34 UTC79 km
  • M5.7 · Feb 26, 04:59 UTC89 km
  • M5.4 · May 17, 08:04 UTC139 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 20:35 UTC61 km
  • M5.2 · Jun 3, 17:23 UTC94 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 80 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 2025141 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 2025211 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 199380 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 2025193 km
  • M7.4 · July 20, 2025187 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 Apr 21, 16:28 UTC.