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An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurs 165 km south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk, Russia, at 51.687N 159.740E, depth 29 km, on October 26 at 02:16:34 UTC.

165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · USGS-US6000TZ62

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Source and dates: USGS earthquakes at sea, M 5.5+ (FDSN event service) · USGS NEIC. Issued 2026-10-02 16:34Z. First collected 2026-10-02 18:18Z; last seen in collection 2026-10-02 18:18Z. Collection dates record ingestion, not a new incident or a fresh field observation.
Location covered: 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia. The parsed report position is 51.687, 159.740. It is a position in the source message, not a live location. Check the original wording for limits and qualifications.

Current notices and reporting history in the North Pacific Ocean →

issued: 2026-10-02 16:34Z
status: Listed in force
self-cancels: 2026-10-05 16:34Z
authority: USGS NEIC
issued by: USGS NEIC
sea: North Pacific Ocean
position: 51.687, 159.740
nearest port: Petropavlovsk · 91 nm
source: USGS earthquakes at sea, M 5.5+ (FDSN event service) · first seen 2026-10-02 18:18Z

Original warning text

165 KM SSE OF VILYUCHINSK, RUSSIA.
1. EARTHQUAKE MAGNITUDE 5.8 (MWW) IN 51.687N 159.740E, DEPTH 29 KM AT 021634Z OCT 26.
2. USGS EVENT US6000TZ62. https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tz62

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MET Norway · NOAA WaveWatch III · HYCOM · GEBCO 2020 · model data at the centroid, not an observation

Collected reports in this area · earthquake & tsunami bulletins

197 within 180 nm since 1997 · 29 in the last 12 months · 1 listed in force now

Counts include repeat notices about the same situation. NGA archive coverage ends 2024-05; live collection began 2026-08-17. The period between them is incomplete. An empty year is not evidence that no hazards occurred.

72 km e of petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, russia2026-08-17
43 km se of severo-kuril’sk, russia2026-08-15
156 km ese of petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, russia2026-06-20
164 km e of petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, russia2026-06-19
141 km ese of petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, russia2026-06-19
156 km ese of petropavlovsk-kamchatsky, russia2026-06-10

Month of issue in the collected archive

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Nearby notices listed in force · within 120 nm

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Worldwide in the collected sources

3 earthquake & tsunami bulletins listed in force · see all

Record snapshot 2026-10-02 19:27Z; source collection times vary.

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