Latest earthquakes near Russia today
Complete overview of the latest earthquakes near the country Russia, updated every minute. Did you feel an earthquake today in Russia? If an earthquake is happening right now near Russia, it will show up within minutes.
Recent Russia Earthquake News
These are the latest articles published related to earthquakes occurring near Russia. Check our Earthquake News section for a complete overview of articles written on earthquakes near Russia and elsewhere.
Sep 3, 2023 07:35PM
M4.9 Earthquake hit near Kyurdarmir in Azerbaijan on Sunday Evening.
Sep 3, 2023 06:56AM
Shallow M4.2 Earthquake struck on Sunday Morning near Gur’yevsk in Russia.
Sep 3, 2023 01:33AM
Shallow M4.3 Earthquake struck on Sunday Night 190km from Komsomolsk-on-Amur in Russia.
Sep 2, 2023 08:49AM
Strong M6.1 Earthquake hit 308km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky in Russia on Saturday Morning.
Sep 1, 2023 10:44AM
Unusually powerful M4.0 Earthquake hit in the Gulf Of Finland near Kotka (Finland) on Friday Morning.
Aug 23, 2023 12:23AM
Significant M5.0 Earthquake struck on Wednesday Night near Lankaran in Azerbaijan.
Russia Earthquake Statistics
Average
A total of 2128 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or above have struck within 300 kilometers (186 mi) of Russia in the past 10 years. This comes down to a yearly average of 212 earthquakes per year, or 17 per month. On average an earthquake will hit near Russia roughly every 1 days.
A relatively large number of earthquakes occurred near Russia in 2013. A total of 422 earthquakes (mag 4+) were detected within 300 km of Russia that year. The strongest had a 6.9 magnitude.
Magnitude Distribution
The table below visualizes the distribution of all earthquakes that occurred within 300km of Russia in the past 10 years. No earthquakes with a magnitude of 8 or above have occurred near Russia 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 | 1985 | 93.28% |
| Mag. 5 | 137 | 6.44% |
| Mag. 6 | 5 | 0.23% |
| Mag. 7 | 1 | 0.05% |
| Mag. 8 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 9 | 0 | 0.0% |
| Mag. 10 | 0 | 0.0% |
Strongest earthquakes near Russia
The strongest recent earthquake of the past 10 years near Russia occurred on Jan 30, 2016 15:25 local time (Asia/Kamchatka timezone). It had a magnitude of 7.2 and struck 102 kilometers (63 mi) north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, at a depth of 177 km. Discover more strong earthquakes near Russia in the list below.
A longer time ago, a MAG-9 earthquake struck on Nov 5, 1952 04:58, 92 kilometers (57 mi) north of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky. It is the strongest earthquake near Russia in the past 123 years (Our data goes back to January 1st, 1900).
In the table below you will find the strongest earthquakes that occurred near Russia 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 Russia.
Earthquakes by region of Russia
Click the links below for earthquake reports for regions in Russia.
- Adygeya Republic (Адыгея)
- Altai (Алтай)
- Altai Krai (Алтайский край)
- Amur Oblast (Амурская область)
- Astrakhan (Астраханская область)
- Bashkortostan Republic (Башкортостан)
- Belgorod Oblast (Belgorod)
- Buryatiya Republic (Бурятия)
- Chechnya (Chechenskaya Respublika)
- Chelyabinsk (Челябинская)
- Chuvashia (Чувашия)
- Dagestan (Дагестан)
- Ingushetiya Republic (Ingushetiya)
- Irkutsk Oblast (Иркутская область)
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast (犹太自治州)
- Kabardino-Balkariya Republic (Kabardino-Balkariya)
- Kalmykiya Republic (Калмыкия)
- Kamchatka (Камчатский край)
- Karachayevo-Cherkesiya Republic (Карачаево-Черкессия)
- Karelia (Karjala)
- Kemerovo Oblast (Кемеровская область)
- Khabarovsk (Хабаровский край)
- Khakasiya Republic (Хакасия)
- Khanty-Mansia (Ханты-Мансийский АО)
- Kirov (Кировская область)
- Komi (Коми)
- Kostroma Oblast (Костромская область)
- Krasnodarskiy (Краснодарский край)
- Krasnoyarskiy (Красноярский край)
- Kurgan Oblast (Курганская область)
- Kursk
- Leningradskaya Oblast' (Leningrad Oblast)
- Magadan Oblast (Магаданская область)
- Mariy-El Republic (Марий Эл)
- Murmansk (Мурманская область)
- Nizhny Novgorod Oblast (Нижегородская область)
- North Ossetia (Severnaya Osetiya-Alaniya)
- Novgorod Oblast (Novgorod)
- Novosibirsk Oblast (Новосибирская область)
- Omsk (Омская область)
- Perm (Пермский край)
- Primorskiy (Maritime) Kray (Primorskiy)
- Pskov Oblast (Pskov)
- Republic of Tyva (Тува)
- Rostov (Ростовская область)
- Sakha (Саха (Якутия))
- Sakhalin Oblast (Сахалин)
- Saratovskaya Oblast (Саратовская область)
- St.-Petersburg (Peterburi)
- Stavropol’ Kray (Ставрополье)
- Sverdlovsk (Свердловская область)
- Tomsk Oblast (Томская область)
- Transbaikal Territory (Забайкальский Край)
- Tyumen’ Oblast (Тюмень)
- Volgograd Oblast (Волгоградская область)
- Voronezj
Frequently Asked Questions
These questions are commonly asked in relation to earthquakes occurring near Russia.
When was the last earthquake in Russia?
A 2 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia on the evening of September 30, 2023 at 20:33 local time (Europe/Moscow). The center of this earthquake was located 228km south-southwest of Vladikavkaz at a depth of 5km under land. Check the list on our website for any earthquakes occurring near Russia in the past hours.
What was the strongest earthquake near Russia?
A 9 magnitude earthquake hit near Russia on the night of November 5, 1952 at 04:58 local time (Asia/Kamchatka). The center of this earthquake was located 92km east-southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky at a depth of 22km under water in the North Pacific Ocean. This is the strongest earthquake that occurred near Russia since the year 1900.
How often do earthquakes occur near Russia?
In the past 10 years, 2128 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or higher occurred within a 300 kilometer range from Russia. This averages to 213 earthquakes yearly, or one earthquake every 2 days.
