M6.9 earthquake in Russia on October 16, 2026

Strong M6.9 quake: October 16, 2026, 03:35 UTC, epicenter 76 km northeast of Ozernovskiy. The rupture began 135 km below the surface. The focus was at intermediate depth, which softens the shaking at the surface compared with a shallow quake of the same size.

6.9magnitude
135 kmdepth
03:35time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

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

Nearest cities

  • Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (Russia)151 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)1,187 km
  • Kitami (Japan)1,346 km
  • Kushiro (Japan)1,390 km
  • Komsomolsk-on-Amur (Russia)1,414 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 1 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.3.

  • M5.3 · Oct 24, 20:35 UTC133 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 85 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.8 (July 29, 2025).

  • M8.8 · July 29, 2025210 km
  • M7.8 · September 18, 2025266 km
  • M7.5 · June 8, 199394 km
  • M7.4 · September 13, 2025239 km
  • M7.4 · July 20, 2025250 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 17, 03:41 UTC.