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Magnitude4.2
RegionSOUTHWESTERN RUSSIA
Date time2026-09-16 22:31:17.6 UTC
Location45.082 ; 37.512
Depth8 km
Distance45 km NW of Novorossiysk, Russia / pop: 241,000 / local time: 01:31:17.6 2026-09-17
11 km SW of Varenikovskaya, Russia / pop: 14,400 / local time: 01:31:17.6 2026-09-17
Source parameters reviewed by a seismologist
All data providers for this event:
GeoForschungsZentrum (GFZ) -- Potsdam, Germany (GFZ)
Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- Obninsk, Russia (GSRAS)
Kandilli Observatory and Earthquake Research Institute -- Istanbul, Türkiye (KOERI)
Ukrainian NDC, Main Center of Special Monitoring -- Kyiv, Ukraine (MCSM)
National Earthquake Information Center, U.S. Geological Survey -- Golden, United States (NEIC)
The research institute NORSAR -- Kjeller, Norway (NORSAR)
Further information can be found at:
Geophysical Survey of the Russian Academy of Sciences -- Obninsk, Russia (GSRAS)