M5.8 earthquake – Kuril Islands
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck in the Kuril Islands region at 16:48 UTC on 6 Oct 2026, at a depth of 29 km, according to USGS, GFZ and INGV.
Reported by 3 agencies
Data: USGS, GFZ, INGV · updated 2026-10-07 14:51 UTC · reviewed
- Magnitude
- 5.8moderate
moment magnitude (W phase) (mww) - Depth
- 29 km
- Status
- Reviewed
- Origin time
- 2026-10-06 16:48:22 UTC
- Epicentre
- 48.444° N, 154.932° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| No towns within 400 km. This is a remote area. | ||
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 301 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS, which has been reviewed by an analyst.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | 5.8 Mwwas 5.8 | 30 km | 48.36° N, 154.81° E | +0.1 s | Automatic · 1 revision |
| INGVSURVEY-INGV-A via Istituto Nazionale di Geofisica e Vulcanologia | 5.9 Mwp | 55.5 km | 48.14° N, 154.94° E | +3.8 s | Automatic |
| USGSheadlineUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey | 5.8 mwwwas 5.9 | 29 km | 48.44° N, 154.93° E | – | Reviewed · 1 revision |
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How big was it?
Felt by most people over a wide area. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre.
It released roughly the energy of 7.6 kt of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 29 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M5.8 releases about 32× the energy of M4.8, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 7.6 kt of TNT vs 239 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M4.8. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
1 later earthquake within 100 km; the largest was M4.2 22 h ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M5.8
1 later earthquake nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 0.73 | 4.2 | 35 |
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
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Event id gfz2026tpfc. First recorded here 6 Oct 2026, 17:01:03 UTC. Solutions: GFZ (geofon:gfz2026tpfc); INGV (ingv:47457842); USGS (usgs:us6000u0hy). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M5.8 earthquake – Kuril Islands”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/gfz2026tpfc-m5-8-earthquake-kuril-islands, data from USGS, GFZ, INGV.
JSON: /api/v1/events/gfz2026tpfc. SeismoAtlas is not an official warning service.