Russia earthquakes
34 earthquakes of magnitude 2.5 or more were located in Russia in the past 30 days: 6 in the past week and 1 in the past 24 hours. The largest: M5.5 168 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia, Sep 5, 8:52 AM JST.
From the USGS, checked Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 8:54 AM JST. Times are local to each quake. Outside the United States the catalog is complete from about magnitude 4.5; smaller quakes are listed where a network reported them.
Map
Where every quake below was located in Russia. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
- 5.016 km WSW of Shikotan, Russia · 29 min ago · 65 km deep
- 4.8268 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 38 hr ago · 394 km deep
- 4.5112 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 2 days ago · 31 km deep
- 4.7107 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 3 days ago · 57 km deep
- 4.23 km NNE of Gostagayevskaya, Russia · 4 days ago · 10 km deep · felt by 3
- 4.3177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 6 days ago · 37 km deep
- 4.3157 km ENE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 12 days ago · 120 km deep
- 4.595 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 12 days ago · 64 km deep
- 4.6176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 13 days ago · 25 km deep
- 4.4140 km SE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 13 days ago · 35 km deep
- 4.324 km NE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 14 days ago · 28 km deep
- 4.373 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 14 days ago · 52 km deep
- 5.5168 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 16 days ago · 32 km deep
- 4.1159 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 19 days ago · 43 km deep
- 4.4Komandorskiye Ostrova, Russia region · 20 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.628 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 21 days ago · 148 km deep
- 4.5153 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 22 days ago · 50 km deep
- 4.278 km NNW of Yelizovo, Russia · 22 days ago · 193 km deep
- 4.0186 km SE of Terney, Russia · 22 days ago · 257 km deep
- 4.7184 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 23 days ago · 35 km deep
- 4.1161 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 23 days ago · 309 km deep
- 4.351 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 23 days ago · 78 km deep
- 5.0172 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 24 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.5205 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 25 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.3164 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia · 25 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 26 days ago · 85 km deep
- 4.686 km NE of Otrada, Russia · 26 days ago · 164 km deep
- 4.5208 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.4189 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 26 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.3186 km NE of Kuril’sk, Russia · 26 days ago · 185 km deep
- 4.396 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 26 days ago · 74 km deep
- 4.383 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia · 28 days ago · 65 km deep
- 4.5213 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 29 days ago · 10 km deep
- 4.4182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 29 days ago · 28 km deep
Largest on record in Russia
The 25 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
- 2020s2020202120222023202420252026
- 2010s2010201120122013201420152016201720182019
- 2000s2000200120022003200420052006200720082009
- 1990s1990199119921993199419951996199719981999
- 1980s1980198119821983198419851986198719881989
- 1970s1970197119721973197419751976197719781979
- 1960s1960196119621963196419651966196719681969
- 1950s1950195119521953195419551956195719581959
- 1940s1940194119421943194419451946194719481949
- 1930s1930193119321933193419351936193719381939
- 1920s1920192119221923192419251926192719281929
- 1910s1910191119121913191419151916191719181919
- 1900s1900190119021903190419051906190719081909
What this means
Magnitude measures the energy a quake releases: each step up is about 32 times more energy, so an M6 releases about a thousand times the energy of an M4. Intensity measures the shaking at one place, which depends on the distance, the depth and the ground. One quake has one magnitude and many intensities.
| Intensity | Shaking | What people notice |
|---|---|---|
| I | Not felt | Recorded by instruments only. |
| II to III | Weak | Felt by a few people at rest, mostly on upper floors; hanging objects may swing. |
| IV | Light | Felt indoors by many. Dishes, windows and doors rattle; like a heavy truck passing. |
| V | Moderate | Felt by nearly everyone; sleepers wake. Some dishes break and unstable objects tip over. |
| VI | Strong | Felt by all; heavy furniture moves, plaster cracks. Damage is slight. |
| VII | Very strong | Damage slight to moderate in ordinary buildings, considerable in poorly built ones. |
| VIII | Severe | Considerable damage in ordinary buildings, with partial collapse; chimneys and walls fall. |
| IX and up | Violent to extreme | Heavy damage even in well-designed buildings; many shifted off foundations. |
Did I just feel an earthquake?
A quake appears in these lists within minutes: a few for the US, up to twenty for a quake abroad. Search your town above, or open your state. If it was a quake, tell the USGS through its Did You Feel It? form. If shaking starts: drop, cover and hold on; stay indoors until it stops; near the coast, move to high ground after strong or long shaking without waiting for a warning.
Sources
Earthquakes, magnitudes, depths, shaking estimates and felt reports from the U.S. Geological Survey Earthquake Hazards Program, read from its live feeds and its catalog back to 1900. Tsunami messages from NOAA’s tsunami warning centers.