Russia was shaken near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 only 14 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 66. km beneath the epicenter near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, around noon on Wednesday, July 15th, 2026, at 1:48 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.4 as well.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) located 122 km from the epicenter, Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 128 km away, and Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) 134 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jul 15, 2026 02:48 am (Universal Time) local time (15 Jul 2026 02:48 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Depth: 10.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 51.48°N / 159.67°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: EMSC