Magnitude 6.2 Earthquake Impact Near Vilyuchinsk, Russia, January 2026

83 people were impacted within 50km of a magnitude 6.2 earthquake south of Vilyuchinsk, Russia on January 22, 2026. WFP’s Automated Disaster Analysis and Mapping (ADAM) system collected and mapped this geospatial and socio-economic information following the sudden onset emergency. The dataset includes the event's epicenter coordinates, depth, and impact assessment.

Use Cases

• Map the earthquake's impact zone based on the provided epicenter coordinates and 50km radius.
• Analyze the relationship between earthquake magnitude, depth, and population impact based on the described 6.2 magnitude and 52.24 km depth.
• Model disaster response logistics using the geospatial location 128 km south of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.

Strengths

• Includes precise geographic coordinates (latitude 51.7794, longitude 158.5523) for the earthquake epicenter.
• Provides a specific impact metric of 83 people affected within a defined 50km radius.
• Originates from WFP's operational ADAM system for disaster analysis and mapping.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count is unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited to a single event; temporal coverage is narrow.

Provenance

Source

WFP Automated Disaster Analysis & Mapping (ADAM)

Collection Method

Automated collection, analysis, and mapping of geospatial and socio-economic information following a sudden onset humanitarian emergency.

Time Range

Event occurred on 2026-01-22.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-05-21 22:08:34.398104; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Epicenter located 128 km south of Vilyuchinsk, Russia.