International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1774393
Event time 2026-10-18 07:20:25 (UTC)
Local time 2026-10-17 19:20:25 - [It was evening in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-10-18 07:36:08 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.3
Depth 78.318 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Medium deep
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Asia
Country Russia
Administration area Kamtsjatka
Nearest settlement Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky
Distance 67 km
Course E
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Petropavlovsk (66,41 km), Petropavlovsk (66,41 km)
Nearest airports
Khalaktyrka Airport (62,44 km), Khalaktyrka Airport (62,44 km), Yelizovo Airport (78,04 km), Yelizovo Airport (78,04 km), Avachinskiy Heliport (82,67 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Avachinsky volcano (53,27 km), Zhupanovsky volcano (56,05 km), Koryaksky volcano (62,92 km), Skalistiy volcano (66,61 km), Aak volcano (67,55 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.