Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 79 km depth26 Jun 02:24 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 21 minutes.26 Jun 02:24: Now using data updates from KB-GS-RASI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 26, 2026 02:02:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Jun 26, 2026, at 02:02 pm (Asia/Kamchatka GMT +12)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.0Depth79 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude49.9928°N / 155.8922°EKurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaSeismic antipode49.9928°S / 24.108°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceKB-GS-RAS (Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences)Nearest volcanoKarpinsky (40 km / 25 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy21 minutes agoJun 26, 2026 02:02 GMT / Jun 26, 2026 02:02 pm (Kamchatka time)Lat / Lng: 49.9928 / 155.8922: Russia: 78 km From Severo-KurilyskSource: KB-GS-RASOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 79 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23135568',49.99280,155.89220,'21 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Russia: 78 km From Severo-Kurilysk',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+="¬Felt=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 Kasivobara, a town with 2,400 inhabitants in Russia, in 77 km (48 mi) distance north 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(*)RegionCountry77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterKasivobara(pop: 2,420)III: WeakSakhalin OblastRussia173 km (107 mi)N of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia369 km (229 mi)NE of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia370 km (230 mi)NE of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia390 km (243 mi)NE of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia395 km (245 mi)NE of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)II: Very weakKamchatkaRussia555 km (345 mi)N of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)I: Not feltKamchatkaRussia801 km (497 mi)SW of epicenterKuril'sk(pop: 1,610)I: Not feltSakhalin OblastRussiaNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-26EpicenterAgency5.079 km49 mi02:02:58.4278 km from Severo-KurilyskKB-GS-RAS (Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences)5.079 km49 mi02:02:58Kuril Islands0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with KB-GS-RASRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 202 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 62.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 5.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 87 quakes per year (or 7.2 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 195 quakes per year (or 16.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 197 quakes per year (or 16.4 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 7 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