Very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake at 51 km depth19 Jun 07:02 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.Update Fri, 19 Jun 2026, 07:03Significant earthquake of magnitude 6.2 just reported 103 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaThe European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 6.2 quake in Russia near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, only 10 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early evening on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at 6:52 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 51. km. 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.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.In Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop. 181,200) located 103 km from the epicenter, Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 116 km away, Yelizovo (pop. 40,700) 122 km away, and Paratunka (pop. 1,800) 127 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.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.If you were or still are in this area during the quake help others with your feedback and report it here.Download the Volcanoes & Earthquakes app and get one of the fastest seismic alerts online: Android | iOSI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 19, 2026 06:52:39 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Jun 19, 2026, at 06:52 pm (GMT +12)StatusconfirmedMagnitude6.20Depth51 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude52.8779°N / 160.1396°EYelizovsky District, Kamchatka, RussiaSeismic antipode52.8779°S / 19.86°WQuality15 seismic stations (GeoAu)Shaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoAvachinsky (97 km / 60 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 7°C (45 F), humidity: 86%, wind: 12 m/s (23 kts) from NEEstimated seismic energy released1.3 x 1014 joules (35 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 30089 tons of TNT or 1.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.2 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoJun 19, 2026 06:52 GMT / Jun 19, 2026 06:52 pm (GMT +12)Lat / Lng: 52.8779 / 160.1396: Russia: Off East Coast OF KamchatkaSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 6.0 / 10 km, GeoAu: 6.6 / 43 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23115192',52.87790,160.13960,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 6.2, Russia: Off East Coast OF Kamchatka',html,'quakes-8-24.png',35,35,17,17,127]); 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 Kamchatka 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 103 km (64 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry103 km (64 mi)W of epicenterPetropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy(pop: 181,200)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia116 km (72 mi)W of epicenterVilyuchinsk(pop: 25,200)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia122 km (76 mi)W of epicenterYelizovo(pop: 40,700)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia127 km (79 mi)W of epicenterParatunka(pop: 1,770)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia225 km (140 mi)NW of epicenterMil'kovo(pop: 8,250)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia292 km (181 mi)SW of epicenterOzernovskiy(pop: 2,620)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia305 km (190 mi)N of epicenterAtlasovo(pop: 5,000)IV: LightKamchatkaRussia352 km (218 mi)N of epicenterEsso(pop: 1,970)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia353 km (219 mi)N of epicenterKozyrevsk(pop: 1,240)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia369 km (230 mi)SW of epicenterKasivobara(pop: 2,420)III: WeakSakhalin OblastRussia386 km (240 mi)N of epicenterKlyuchi(pop: 10,000)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia402 km (250 mi)N of epicenterUst’-Kamchatsk Staryy(pop: 4,940)III: WeakKamchatkaRussia461 km (287 mi)NE of epicenterNikol'skoye(pop: 613)III: 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 appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-06-19EpicenterAgency6.251 km32 mi06:52:39.54OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKAEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)6.010 km6.2 mi(*)06:52:35Off East Coast of Kamchatka1.3 km (0.8 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)6.643 km27 mi±8.7 km06:52:06.42±0.54sEast of Kuril Islands430 km (267 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCEpicenter uncertainty: ± 60 kmGeoAu (Geoscience Australia )Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 410 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: 0.62 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 13.1 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 192 quakes per year (or 16 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 311 quakes per year (or 25.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 362 quakes per year (or 30.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 371 quakes per year (or 31 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