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M5.8 — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
5.8
Magnitude
Moderate
171 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
10.0 km Shallow focus
Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
52.7355, 161.1149 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 52.7355°, 161.1149° · OpenStreetMap

This moderate M5.8 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 10 km beneath Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. Moderate earthquakes are widely felt and can cause light damage near the epicenter, particularly to older or unreinforced structures.

At 10 km, this is a very shallow earthquake. Shallow-focus events typically generate stronger surface shaking relative to their magnitude, concentrating energy in a smaller area near the epicenter.

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