Earthquakes near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky today

Recent earthquakes near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky

USGS recorded 11 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more within 100 km of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the past 30 days, 0 of them in the last 7 days. The most recent was M4.3 67 km E of the city at Oct 18, 19:20 local time (8 days ago).

The average depth was about 78 km and 4 of 11 were shallow (under 70 km), which are the ones most likely to be felt at the surface. The busiest day was Oct 2, 2026 with 4 quakes.

M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Kamchatka.

Largest earthquakes near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the past year

The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the past 12 months was M6.6 on Jun 19, 2026, 141 km ESE of the city (141 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia).

With 217 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 18.1 a month), the area around Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky is very active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.

Was it felt in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky?

The largest nearby quake this month, M4.8 at 63 km, may have been felt lightly in Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky by a rough rule of thumb (an M3 is typically noticed within a few tens of km, an M5 up to a few hundred km; local ground and building type matter a lot).

None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.

If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.

• Report shaking to USGS "Did You Feel It?"

Tsunami warning status

None of the earthquakes near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag, which USGS sets for large quakes in oceanic regions where the tsunami warning centres issue messages.

Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.

• Official tsunami messages (tsunami.gov)

Earthquakes around the world today

Worldwide, USGS listed 144 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.

• Earthquakes today worldwide
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USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.

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