Latest earthquakes near Ukraine today
Complete overview of the latest earthquakes near the country Ukraine, updated every minute. Did you feel an earthquake today in Ukraine? If an earthquake is happening right now near Ukraine (also known as Ukraїna), it will show up within minutes.
Recent Ukraine Earthquake News
These are the latest articles published related to earthquakes occurring near Ukraine. Check our Earthquake News section for a complete overview of articles written on earthquakes near Ukraine and elsewhere.
Sep 16, 2024 05:40PM
Significant M5.2 Earthquake struck on Monday Afternoon near Braşov in Romania.
Ukraine Earthquake Statistics
Average
A total of 110 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 km (186 mi) of Ukraine in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 11 earthquakes per year
A relatively large number of earthquakes occurred near Ukraine in 2015. A total of 17 earthquakes (mag 4+) were detected within 300 km of Ukraine that year. The strongest had a 4.5 magnitude.
Magnitude Distribution
The table below visualizes the distribution of all earthquakes that occurred within 300km of Ukraine in the past 10 years. No earthquakes with a magnitude of 6 or above have occurred near Ukraine during this time. Usually, higher magnitudes are less common than lower magnitudes. Small earthquakes with a magnitude below 4 on the Richter scale have been omitted from this overview.
| Magnitude | Earthquakes | Percentage |
|---|---|---|
| Mag. 4 | 106 | 96.36% |
| Mag. 5 | 4 | 3.64% |
| Mag. 6 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 7 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Strongest earthquakes near Ukraine
The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Ukraine occurred on Sep 24, 2016 02:11 local time (Europe/Kiev timezone). It had a magnitude of 5.6 and struck 290 kilometers (180 mi) south of Chernivtsi, at a depth of 92 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Ukraine in the list below.
A longer time ago, a MAG-7.7 earthquake struck on Nov 10, 1940 04:39, 288 kilometers (179 mi) south of Chernivtsi. It is the strongest earthquake near Ukraine in the past 124 years (Our data goes back to January 1st, 1900).
In the table below you will find the strongest earthquakes that occurred near Ukraine in the past 10 years. You can use the tabs to find the heaviest historic earthquakes since the year 1900 or within a specific year or distance from Ukraine.
Earthquakes by region of Ukraine
Click the links below for earthquake reports for regions in Ukraine.
- Cherkasy Oblast (Regiunea Cerkasî)
- Chernihiv (Chernihivs’ka Oblast’)
- Chernivtsi Oblast (Regiunea Cernăuți)
- Crimea (Autonomous Republic of Crimea)
- Dnipropetrovsk Oblast (Дніпропетровська область)
- Donetsk Oblast (Донецька область)
- Ivano-Frankivsk Oblast (Івано-Франківська область)
- Kharkiv (Харківська область)
- Kherson Oblast (Regiunea Herson)
- Khmelnytskyi Oblast (Хмельницька область)
- Kiev (Київська область)
- Kirovohrad Oblast (Кіровоградська область)
- Kyiv City (Misto Kyiv)
- Luhansk (Луганська область)
- Lviv Oblast (Львівська область)
- Mykolayiv Oblast (Миколаївська область)
- Odessa (Regiunea Odesa)
- Poltava Oblast (Полтавська область)
- Rivne (Рівненська область)
- Sevastopol City (Sebastopol City)
- Sumy (Сумська область)
- Ternopil Oblast (Тернопільська Область)
- Transcarpathia (Obwód zakarpacki)
- Vinnytsya Oblast (Вінницька область)
- Volyn (Волинська Область)
- Zaporizhzhya Oblast (Запорізька область)
- Zhytomyr (Житомирська область)
Frequently Asked Questions
These questions are commonly asked in relation to earthquakes occurring near Ukraine.
When was the last earthquake in Ukraine?
A 3.4 magnitude earthquake hit near Ukraine on the morning of November 24, 2024 at 08:43 local time (Europe/Kiev). The center of this earthquake was located 286km south-southeast of Chernivtsi at a depth of 65km under land. Check the list on our website for any earthquakes occurring near Ukraine in the past hours.
What was the strongest earthquake near Ukraine?
A 7.7 magnitude earthquake hit near Ukraine on the night of November 10, 1940 at 04:39 local time (Europe/Kiev). The center of this earthquake was located 288km south of Chernivtsi at a depth of 150km under land. This is the strongest earthquake that occurred near Ukraine since the year 1900.
How often do earthquakes occur near Ukraine?
In the past 10 years, 110 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or higher occurred within a 300 kilometer range from Ukraine. This averages to 11 earthquakes yearly, or one earthquake every 33 days.
