M5.9

USGS earthquake · M5.9264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk

🇷🇺 - Russia

· 1 hour ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia, with a marker at its epicenterOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. IV
  2. V

Strongest contour: Moderate (V). Modelled by USGS ShakeMap; contours show where shaking was expected to reach each level, not damage.

Depth26.0 km
Origin timeOct 6, 2026, 4:48 PM UTC
Coordinates48.455, 154.809
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingLight (IV)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area8
At light shaking or above8
  1. IVLight8

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 8.3 earthquake 239 km se of this event struck UK on November 15, 2006 (UTC), with no reported fatalities.

Local buildings. Overall, the population in this region resides in structures that are resistant to earthquake shaking, though vulnerable structures exist. The predominant vulnerable building types are adobe block and unreinforced brick with mud construction.

Population and intensity modelled by USGS PAGER. Estimates, not a count of people affected.

Official source

U.S. Geological Survey

Terremoto preserves this event snapshot for a stable public link. USGS remains the authoritative source for revisions and scientific details. Shaking contours and population estimates come from USGS ShakeMap and PAGER, which revise them as more data arrives.

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