Significant magnitude 5.2 earthquake 95 km southwest of Kasivobara, Russia

Russia was shaken near Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, by a magnitude 5.2 earthquake only 12 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 76. km beneath the epicenter near Kasivobara, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia, early on Monday morning, October 12th, 2026, at 4:00 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 reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed the quake at magnitude 5.2. A third agency, France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), reported the same magnitude of 5.2.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kasivobara (pop. 2,400), located 95 km from the epicenter.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 12, 2026 04:00 am (GMT +11) local time (11 Oct 2026 17:00 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.2
Hypocenter depth: 76.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 49.84°N / 155.81°E (Sakhalin Oblast, Russia)
Primary data source: EMSC
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