U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.9 - 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - IV Time 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC at epicenter Location 48.455 N 154.809 E Depth 26.05 km (16.18 mi)
M 5.9 - 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
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M 5.9 - 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u0hy
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.6 - Kuril Islands
Time 2026-10-07 01:39:05 UTC 2026-10-07 01:39:05 UTC at epicenter Location 48.185 N 153.370 E Depth 108.74 km (67.57 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.8 - 57 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Time 2026-10-07 00:30:08 UTC 2026-10-07 00:30:08 UTC at epicenter Location 52.969 N 159.467 E Depth 61.93 km (38.48 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.1 - 34 km NNW of Bāgeshwar, India
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - V DYFI? - V Time 2026-10-06 16:53:11 UTC 2026-10-06 16:53:11 UTC at epicenter Location 30.117 N 79.615 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.8 - 85 km ENE of Shikotan, Russia
Time 2026-10-06 17:47:04 UTC 2026-10-06 17:47:04 UTC at epicenter Location 44.005 N 147.742 E Depth 35.00 km (21.75 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.5 - 92 km NNW of Aleneva, Alaska
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - IV DYFI? - V Time 2026-10-06 18:34:31 UTC 2026-10-06 18:34:31 UTC at epicenter Location 58.802 N 153.609 W Depth 87.60 km (54.43 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.7 - 105 km WNW of Höfn, Iceland
Time 2026-10-05 17:28:24 UTC 2026-10-05 17:28:24 UTC at epicenter Location 64.509 N 17.312 W Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.5 - Kuril Islands
Time 2026-10-05 04:16:23 UTC 2026-10-05 04:16:23 UTC at epicenter Location 45.953 N 151.868 E Depth 35.00 km (21.75 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.5 - Volcano Islands, Japan region
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - I Time 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC at epicenter Location 22.829 N 144.673 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which released it.
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - IV Time 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC at epicenter Location 48.455 N 154.809 E Depth 26.05 km (16.18 mi)
Original link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000u0hy
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PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - IV Time 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC at epicenter Location 48.455 N 154.809 E Depth 26.05 km (16.18 mi)
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