Ukraine earthquakes
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more has been located in Ukraine in the past 30 days. The largest on record there is M6.7 20 km SSE of Partenit, Ukraine, Sep 12, 1927.
From the USGS, checked Mon, Sep 21, 2026, 6:02 PM UTC. 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 Ukraine. Select one for its page.
Past 30 days
Magnitude 2.5 and up, newest first.
None in the past 30 days. Most of Ukraine’s quakes are small; the largest on record are below.
Largest on record in Ukraine
The 15 largest in the USGS catalog since 1900, of magnitude 5 and up. Older magnitudes are estimates from historical accounts and early instruments.
| Mag. | Date | Where | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 6.7 | Sep 12, 1927 | 20 km SSE of Partenit, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 6.1 | Sep 12, 1927 | 8 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 6.0 | Jun 26, 1927 | 13 km ESE of Maly Mayak, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 6.0 | Sep 12, 1927 | 10 km S of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.9 | Sep 12, 1927 | 15 km SE of Alushta, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.8 | Dec 25, 1919 | 6 km SE of Zemlyanichnoye, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.8 | Sep 24, 1927 | 8 km SSE of Rybach'e, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.6 | Sep 12, 1927 | 4 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.6 | Sep 14, 1927 | 12 km SSW of Morskoye, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.5 | Sep 12, 1927 | 6 km SE of Privetnoye, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.5 | Mar 19, 1957 | 29 km W of Sevastopol, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.3 | Aug 30, 1949 | 12 km SE of Nikita, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.3 | Sep 14, 1927 | 15 km SE of Partenit, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.2 | Sep 12, 1927 | 14 km SE of Solnechnogorskoye, Ukraine | 15 km |
| 5.2 | Sep 16, 1927 | 2 km SE of Rybach'e, Ukraine | 15 km |
By year
Every year the USGS catalog covers.
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- 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.