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M6.0 — Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
6.0
Magnitude
Strong
156 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
28.4 km Shallow focus
Felt Reports
No Tsunami Alert
Green PAGER Alert
52.6900, 160.8644 Coordinates
Reviewed Data Status
Epicenter · 52.6900°, 160.8644° · OpenStreetMap

This strong M6.0 earthquake was a shallow-focus event, striking at 28 km beneath Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia. Strong earthquakes at this magnitude are widely felt across a broad region and can cause moderate to heavy damage to vulnerable structures near the epicenter.

At 28 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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