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M 5.8 earthquake - 165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia

USGS reported a magnitude 5.8 earthquake located 165 km south-southeast of Vilyuchinsk, Russia, at coordinates 51.6873, 159.7398 and a depth of 29.477 km. The report was published 2026-10-02T16:34:41.010Z.

http://seismo.kiev.ua/GoogleMap/FrcSeismicStation/GoogleMapFrcCumSpcl2012.html - GoogleMap for all seismic stations, http://194.44.29.164/ - real-time forecasting, PATENT № u201401987, based on microseismic noise analysis. Software: C code. Gnuplot, HTML, shell, CGI, MySQL database
Illustrative image: http://seismo.kiev.ua/GoogleMap/FrcSeismicStation/GoogleMapFrcCumSpcl2012.html - GoogleMap for all seismic stations, http://194.44.29.164/ - real-time forecasting, PATENT № u201401987, based on microseismic noise analysis. Software: C code. Gnuplot, HTML, shell, CGI, MySQL database — NohupForecaster/Wikimedia Commons, CC BY-SA 4.0

Categories: severe-weather-and-natural-disasters

Generated scores

Scores are based on the cited reporting and use a 1–10 scale. Read the methodology.

Confidence
6/10
Geographic reach
2/10
Global importance
2/10
Impact magnitude
4/10
Positivity
2/10
Urgency
5/10

Why it matters

This USGS-recorded earthquake is relevant for local monitoring and potential response near Vilyuchinsk.

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