International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583438
Event time 2026-02-26 18:57:52 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-26 06:57:52 - [It was morning in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 19:23:50 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.6
Depth 35 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 4
Possible effects Most people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing. Dishes, windows, and doors rattle. The earthquake feels like a heavy truck hitting the walls. A few people outdoors may feel movement. Parked cars rock.
Data status reviewed
Data provider USGS

Location
Continent Asia
Country Russia
Administration area Kamtsjatka
Nearest settlement Vilyuchinsk
Distance 158 km
Course SSE
Surface type underwater quake
Tsunami region North Pacific
Water surface name North Pacific Ocean

Overview map
Green circle [feel the Eq] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Population map
Green circle [feel the seism activity] 750 km, Orange circle 100 km, Yellow circle 150 km

Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest airports
There is no known marine port nearby.
Nearest volcanoes
Piratkovsky volcano (116,38 km), Vostochnaya Khodutka volcano (116,66 km), Mutnovsky volcano (120,38 km), Perevalny volcano (121,45 km), Khodutka volcano (122,66 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake.