An earthquake of magnitude 6.3 occurred only 16 minutes ago 143 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a very shallow depth of 2.40 km beneath the epicenter near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, early evening on Friday, June 19th, 2026, at 6:52 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 France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.6. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.0, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.3.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 143 km from the epicenter, and Vilyuchinsk (pop. 25,200) 157 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.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jun 19, 2026 07:52 am (Universal Time) local time (19 Jun 2026 07:52 GMT)Magnitude: 6.3Depth: 7.60 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 52.89°N / 160.79°E (Kamchatka, Russia)Primary data source: EMSC