2026-08-17 12:38:04 (M5.3) off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia 52.9 159.7 (70fa9)

M5.3 Earthquake - off the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia

Preliminary Report

Magnitude	5.3
Date-Time	Universal Time (UTC): 17 Aug 2026 12:38:05 Time near the Epicenter (1): 18 Aug 2026 00:38:05 Time in your area (1): 17 Aug 2026 18:08:05
Location	52.913N 159.726E
Depth	67 km
Distances	75.7 km (46.9 mi) ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 88.9 km (55.1 mi) E of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 95.3 km (59.1 mi) ESE of Yelizovo, Russia 386.1 km (239.4 mi) S of Klyuchi, Russia 922.7 km (572.1 mi) SSE of Magadan, Russia
Location Uncertainty	Horizontal: 14.0 km; Vertical 23.1 km
Parameters	Nph = 119; Dmin = 137.9 km; Rmss = 0.79 seconds; Gp = 111° Version =
Event ID	us d0015edq

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