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M5.3 earthquake · 101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

· 101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · official USGS data

Magnitude 5.3 at 70 km depth.

Location
101 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · Russia live map
Coordinates
52.16°N 159.20°E
Reported
24 Oct 2026, 20:35 UTC
Category
Disaster · Earthquake
Impact
1 of 5 · Watch
Situation
Seismic activity
Magnitude
M5.3 · depth 70 km
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Vanuatu quake swarm led by M6.3 on Saturday, with many M5+ aftershocks

A long run of earthquakes struck northwest of Port-Olry, Vanuatu, on Saturday, beginning with an M6.3 at 10 km depth. Several more of M5.7 to M5.9 followed, all at shallow depth. USGS PAGER alert levels were green for the events that carried one. Elsewhere, an M5.8 hit the Bouvet Island region and an M5.3 struck near Vilyuchinsk, Russia.

  • The M6.3 quake northwest of Port-Olry was followed by more than a dozen M5.0 to M5.9 quakes on Saturday.
  • On Friday an M5.7 and an M5.2 struck off Italy, and an M5.1 hit near Noda, Japan.
  • Repeated M5.0 to M5.3 quakes were also recorded east-northeast of Nagqu, China, on Thursday and Saturday.
Updated 24 Oct 2026, 21:49 UTC · Written by Claude from the reports on this page and on the map. Check the linked sources for full details.

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