Strong mag. 5.0 earthquake - North Pacific Ocean, 263 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, on Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 10:48 pm (GMT +11) -
This quake was likely an aftershock of the 5.6 quake North Pacific Ocean, 262 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Kamchatka, Russia, Jul 30, 2022 10:05 am (GMT +11), which had occurred 8 days earlier.
Updated: Tue, Aug 9, 2022 01:21 GMT -
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Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 10 km depth
6 Aug 12:00 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.
6 Aug 12:07: Now using data updates from USGS
6 Aug 12:07: Now using data updates from USGS
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Earthquake details
| Date & time | Aug 6, 2022 11:48:02 UTC - |
| Local time at epicenter | Saturday, Aug 6, 2022 at 10:48 pm (GMT +11) |
| Status | Confirmed |
| Magnitude | 5 |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Epicenter latitude / longitude | 51.1707°N / 160.9315°E  (North Pacific Ocean, Russia) |
| Antipode | 51.171°S / 19.069°W |
| Shaking intensity | Moderate shaking near epicenter |
| Felt | 0 reports |
| Primary data source | USGS (United States Geological Survey) |
| Nearest volcano | Mutnovsky (236 km / 147 mi) |
| Nearby towns and cities | 261 km (162 mi) SE of Vilyuchinsk (Yelizovsky District) (pop: 25,200) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 263 km (163 mi) SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy (pop: 187,300) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 270 km (168 mi) SE of Paratunka (pop: 1,770) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 284 km (176 mi) SE of Yelizovo (pop: 40,700) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 310 km (193 mi) E of Ozernovskiy (pop: 2,620) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 341 km (212 mi) ENE of Severo-Kuril'sk (pop: 2,420) | Show on map | Quakes nearby 422 km (262 mi) SSE of Mil'kovo (Milkovsky District) (pop: 8,250) | Show on map | Quakes nearby |
| Weather at epicenter at time of quake | Overcast Clouds  12.5°C (55 F), humidity: 83%, wind: 7 m/s (13 kts) from ESE |
| Estimated seismic energy released | 2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | about seismic energy |
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| Mag. | Depth | Location | Source |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Russia: Off East Coast of Kamchatka | USGS |
| 5.0 | 2 km | Russia: OFF EAST COAST OF KAMCHATKA | EMSC |
| 5.0 | 10 km | Russia: Off East Coast of Kamchatka | RaspberryShake |
| 4.8 | 10 km | 261 Km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia | GFZ |
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