A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the North Pacific Ocean near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on June 19, 2026. The quake is believed to be an aftershock of the powerful 8.8 earthquake recorded in 2025.
A strong magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck the North Pacific Ocean near Russia’s Kamchatka Peninsula on Friday evening, June 19, 2026. The tremor occurred at 6:52 p.m. local time (GMT+11) about 171 kilometres east of Petropavlovsk Kamchatskiy and roughly 381 kilometres from the Kamchatka region.
According to preliminary reports, the earthquake’s depth could not be determined but it is believed to have been shallow. Despite its strength there were no immediate reports of people feeling the quake and no damage or casualties were reported.