M 5.2 in Russian Federation on 16 Jan 2026 23:22 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

This earthquake is expected to have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.2M
Depth: 35 Km
Lat/Lon: 56.5336 , 163.1539
Event Date: 16 Jan 2026 23:22 UTC
17 Jan 2026 11:22 Local
Exposed Population:
3 thousand in MMI&>=IV
Source: NEIC us7000rq84
Inserted at: 17 Jan 2026 00:13 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score
4.6 (Russia)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000rq84 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1682614 0 16 Jan 2026 23:22 5.2M, 35km 5.18 3 thousand (in 100km) 00:50 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Russian Federation , Region of Kamchatskaya oblast'. The nearest places are Kulmuk, Kultuk, Tonkiy, Krutoberegovo, Ust-kamchatsk, Chenyy-Yar, Lower Kamchatka, Nikolayevka, and Berëzovyy Yar.

Radius Population
100 km 5400 people
75 km 5300 people
50 km 2700 people
20 km no people
10 km no people
5 km no people
2 km no people

Affected Provinces

Region Province Country Population
Kamchatskaya oblast' Russian Federation no people

Affected populated places

Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Kulmuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 17 km
Kultuk Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 17 km
Tonkiy Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 35 km
Krutoberegovo Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 41 km
Ust-kamchatsk Kamchatskaya Russia Village 4900 people 54 km
Chenyy-Yar Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 61 km
Lower Kamchatka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 62 km
Nikolayevka Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 62 km
Berëzovyy Yar Kamchatskaya Russia Village - 68 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Airports

Name IATA Code Elevation (m) Usage Runway type IFR Runway Length (ft) Distance
Ust Kamchatsk-Krutoberegovo 12 0 44 km
Ust Kamchatsk 5 0 51 km
Torbusha unknown 0 75 km

Ports

Name LOCODE Country Distance
Ust Kamchatsk Russia 58 km
Bukhta Kryugera Russia 92 km

More information

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