M6.9

USGS earthquake · M6.976 km NE of Ozernovskiy

🇷🇺 - Russia

· 5 days ago

Map centered on the earthquake at 76 km NE of Ozernovskiy, Russia, with a marker at its epicenterBol'sheretskKavalerskoyeUst'-Bol'sheretskNikolayevkaOktyabr'skiyVilyuchinskOpen in Apple Maps ↗
Shaking intensity
  1. IV
  2. V
  3. VI

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

Depth135.0 km
Origin timeOct 16, 2026, 3:35 AM UTC
Coordinates51.985, 157.270
Tsunami flagNot reported
Estimated shakingStrong (VI)Modelled by USGS ShakeMap
Reported shakingModerate (V)From 2 public reports
Magnitude scaleMoment magnitude
SolutionReviewed by a seismologist
Who felt it

People in the shaking

In the modelled area228,000
At light shaking or above228,000
  1. VIStrong4
  2. VModerate14,000
  3. IVLight214,000
Nearby towns and the shaking modelled for each
PlacePopulationShaking
Bol'sheretsk10V
Kavalerskoye798V
Ust'-Bol'sheretsk2,000V
Nikolayevka2,000V
Oktyabr'skiy2,000V
Vilyuchinsk22,000IV
Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy181,000IV

Past earthquakes here. A magnitude 7.5 earthquake 94 km ne of this event struck UK on June 8, 1993 (UTC), with estimated population exposures of 2,000 at intensity VI and 4,000 at intensity VII, 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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