International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis

Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1583017
Event time 2026-02-26 04:59:04 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-25 16:59:04 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-26 05:29:30 (UTC)
Magnitude 5.6
Depth 14.68 km
Class Moderate
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 6
Possible effects Everyone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake. Damage is slight in poorly built buildings. No structural damage.
Data status confirmed
Data provider AuGOV

Location
Continent Asia
Country Russia
Administration area Kamtsjatka
Nearest settlement Vilyuchinsk
Distance 166 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
Vostochnaya Khodutka volcano (119,73 km), Piratkovsky volcano (120,98 km), Perevalny volcano (126,02 km), Khodutka volcano (126,65 km), Ksudach volcano (127,36 km)
Quick Analysis
According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake. Based on the hypocenter, an underwater landslide is conceivable and could trigger a tsunami. Based on the data received, using the depth of the hypocenter, a potential tsunami will reach the nearest (Vilyuchinsk, Kamtsjatka, Russia) settlement within 02:06. (PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS AN ESTIMATE ONLY!)