Significant magnitude 5.4 quake hits 133 km southeast of Kuril'sk, Russia early morning

An earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred only 12 minutes ago 133 km southeast of Kuril'sk, Russia, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 35. km beneath the epicenter near Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, early morning on Friday, February 13th, 2026, at 3:45 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.4.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kuril'sk (pop. 1,600) located 133 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Feb 13, 2026 03:45 am (GMT +11) local time (12 Feb 2026 16:45 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.4
Depth: 35.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 44.19°N / 148.72°E (Russia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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