Observed earthquake
82 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia
Recent observationReported by 3 agencies. Every solution below is that agency's own measurement, stored unaltered.
Agency solutions
The same earthquake as measured independently by each agency. Values are never averaged or rewritten.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Origin time | Epicentre | Review status | Source record |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GEOFONGFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | M5.0 mb | 65 km | 2026-10-11 11:18:28 UTC | 53.00°N, 159.86°E | Not stated | gfz2026txxt ↗ |
| EMSCEuropean-Mediterranean Seismological Centre | M4.8 mb | 51 km | 2026-10-11 11:18:26 UTC | 52.97°N, 159.90°E | Not stated | 20261011_0000181 ↗ |
| USGSUnited States Geological Survey | M4.6 mb | 69 km | 2026-10-11 11:18:27 UTC | 53.08°N, 159.86°E | Reviewed by an analyst92 stations | us6000u1k3 ↗ |
Source: Earthquake solutions from the GEOFON programme, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences. · Retrieved: 2026-10-11 11:35:07 UTC
Source: Earthquake data from the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) via SeismicPortal. · Retrieved: 2026-10-11 11:40:11 UTC
Source: Earthquake data courtesy of the U.S. Geological Survey. · Retrieved: 2026-10-11 11:40:08 UTC · grouped with match confidence 85%
Why the agencies differ
Differences of a few tenths of a magnitude unit and tens of kilometres are normal and expected. Each agency uses a different set of seismic stations, a different velocity model for the Earth's interior, and sometimes a different magnitude scale altogether. None of them is “wrong”; they are independent measurements of the same event.
Prakruti groups solutions only when they agree closely in both time and location, and shows the preferred solution — favouring an analyst-reviewed moment magnitude where one exists — while keeping every other solution visible above.