Breaking: Magnitude 7 Earthquake Strikes Russia

A magnitude 7 earthquake struck a region of Russia on Friday, 16 October 2026. The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) said the epicentre was 146 kilometres south-south-west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky.

“The earthquake occurred at a depth of 140 kilometres (86.99 miles) at 3.35pm,” the EMSC said.

It added that the epicentre was 146 kilometres south-south-west of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia, and 80 kilometres north-north-east of Ozernovskiy in Russia.

No tsunami warning had been issued by the time of publication. No damage had been reported.