Strong mag. 5.3 earthquake - Russia: Off East Coast OF Kamchatka on Saturday, Oct 3, 2026, at 02:59 am (Universal Time)

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The quake had a shallow depth of 40 km (25 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Russia | Kamchatka | Sakhalin OblastHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.3 earthquake at 40 km depth3 Oct 03:10 UTC: First to report: RENASS after 11 minutes.3 Oct 03:10: Now using data updates from GFZ3 Oct 03:10: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 3, 2026 02:59:12 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Oct 3, 2026, at 01:59 pm (GMT +11)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.30Depth40 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude52.3463°N / 160.1058°ERussiaSeismic antipode52.3463°S / 19.894°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoUnnamed 52.92°N/158.52°E (125 km / 78 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeModerate Rain 7.2°C (45 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 18 m/s (35 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released5.6 x 1012 joules (1.56 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 1344 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.3 | about seismic energy12 minutes agoOct 3, 2026 02:59 GMT / Oct 3, 2026 01:59 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 52.3463 / 160.1058: Russia: Off East Coast OF KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: RENASS: 5.0 / 87 km, GFZ: 5.3 / 10 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23407351',52.34630,160.10580,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 5.3, Russia: Off East Coast OF Kamchatka',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="&notFelt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, a city with more than 180,000 inhabitants in Russia, in 128 km (79 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry128 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia132 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia142 km (88 mi)NW of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia149 km (93 mi)NW of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia265 km (164 mi)W of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia279 km (173 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia333 km (207 mi)SW of epicenterKasivobara(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia364 km (226 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia409 km (254 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia412 km (256 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia445 km (276 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia458 km (285 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia500 km (311 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-10-3EpicenterAgency5.340 km25 mi02:59:12.5OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.0487 km54 mi02:59:17.824near Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy10.5 km (6.5 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))5.310 km6.2 mi(*)02:59:08.72Off East Coast of Kamchatka5.3 km (3.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.310 km6.2 mi(*)02:59:08Off East Coast of Kamchatka5.3 km (3.3 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Petropavlovsk, Russia (PET/IU network) | Distance from quake: 124 km / 77 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.1-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Magadan, Russia (MA2/IU network) | Distance from quake: 990 km / 615 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 457 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 14.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.71 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 16.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 233 quakes per year (or 19.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 366 quakes per year (or 30.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 414 quakes per year (or 34.5 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 420 quakes per year (or 35 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 2 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 60 to 65 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake