M6.6 earthquake in Russia on June 19, 2026

Strong M6.6 quake: June 19, 2026, 06:52 UTC, epicenter 141 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. The rupture began 14 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.6magnitude
14 kmdepth
06:52time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

1 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia)141 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,436 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,588 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,628 km
  • Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia)1,644 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 43 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.8.

  • M5.8 · Aug 17, 12:38 UTC72 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 20, 03:49 UTC19 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 19, 07:52 UTC24 km
  • M5.7 · Oct 2, 16:34 UTC131 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 20:35 UTC124 km
  • M5.2 · Jun 19, 08:03 UTC25 km
  • M5.1 · Oct 3, 02:59 UTC75 km
  • M5.1 · Jul 30, 21:53 UTC80 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 74 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 202545 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 202539 km
  • M7.8 · December 5, 1997244 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 1993263 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 202556 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 Sep 4, 15:40 UTC.