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.
Oct 9, 2023 09:23PM
On Monday Evening an Unusually powerful M5.0 Earthquake struck near Humenné in Slovakia.
Jun 22, 2023 05:42AM
Unusually powerful M4.7 Earthquake struck on Thursday Night in the Black Sea near Sevastopol (Ukraine).
Jun 8, 2023 10:23AM
Shallow M4.0 Earthquake struck on Thursday Morning near Poltava in Ukraine.
Jun 6, 2023 08:26PM
On Tuesday Evening a Shallow M4.7 Earthquake struck near Arad in Romania.
May 26, 2023 09:38PM
Shallow M4.0 Earthquake hit near Poltava in Ukraine on Friday Evening.
May 25, 2023 10:02PM
Shallow M4.1 Earthquake struck on Thursday Evening near Tuapse in Russia.
Ukraine Earthquake Statistics
Average
A total of 104 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 10 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 | 99 | 95.19% |
| Mag. 5 | 5 | 4.81% |
| 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 Nov 22, 2014 21:14 local time (Europe/Kiev timezone). It had a magnitude of 5.6 and struck 284 kilometers (176 mi) west-southwest of Odessa, at a depth of 32 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) west-southwest of Chernivtsi. It is the strongest earthquake near Ukraine 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 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 4.2 magnitude earthquake hit near Ukraine on the night of November 26, 2023 at 05:38 local time (Europe/Kiev). The center of this earthquake was located 292km south of Chernivtsi at a depth of 147km 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, 104 earthquakes with a magnitude of four or higher occurred within a 300 kilometer range from Ukraine. This averages to 10 earthquakes yearly, or one earthquake every 35 days.
