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Earthquakes in Russia

USGS recorded 126 earthquakes in Russia in the last 30 days and 3,050 in the last year, counting everything of magnitude 1.0 and above. The strongest in that year measured M 6.6.

M -0.5 · 260 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-22 09:05 UTC M -0.1 · 264 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-22 10:37 UTC M 0.2 · 253 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-22 00:51 UTC M 0.3 · 261 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-22 08:53 UTC M 0.4 · 259 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-10 13:39 UTC M 0.6 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-20 08:18 UTC M 0.7 · 263 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-22 10:36 UTC M 0.7 · 261 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-16 20:47 UTC M 0.9 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-20 07:56 UTC M 0.9 · 235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-12 07:12 UTC M 1.1 · 264 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-18 00:46 UTC M 2.0 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-14 23:49 UTC M 2.2 · 290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-13 09:40 UTC M 2.4 · 242 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-17 09:15 UTC M 2.4 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-14 14:53 UTC M 2.5 · 281 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-14 03:45 UTC M 2.6 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-11 19:16 UTC M 2.6 · 235 km W of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-10 14:50 UTC M 2.7 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-16 11:40 UTC M 2.7 · 260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-14 19:18 UTC M 2.7 · 286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-14 16:04 UTC M 2.7 · 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-11 18:36 UTC M 2.9 · 271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska · 2026-09-14 21:24 UTC M 2.9 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-12 15:08 UTC M 3.3 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-18 04:27 UTC M 3.4 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-15 02:18 UTC M 3.5 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-15 21:49 UTC M 3.7 · 178 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska · 2026-09-17 04:56 UTC M 4.0 · Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska · 2026-09-10 21:14 UTC M 4.1 · 238 km ESE of Makarov, Russia · 2026-09-21 01:57 UTC M 4.1 · 2 km NE of Yurovka, Russia · 2026-09-16 22:31 UTC M 4.3 · 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2026-09-14 20:45 UTC M 4.4 · Kuril Islands · 2026-09-23 01:44 UTC M 4.5 · 51 km W of Kuqa, China · 2026-09-22 16:09 UTC M 4.5 · 112 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia · 2026-09-18 19:16 UTC M 4.6 · 37 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia · 2026-09-22 13:56 UTC M 4.6 · 25 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia · 2026-09-20 23:25 UTC M 4.7 · 107 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia · 2026-09-17 13:30 UTC M 4.7 · 25 km N of Mutsu, Japan · 2026-09-13 08:31 UTC M 4.8 · 268 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia · 2026-09-19 09:34 UTC

Recent earthquakes in Russia

Last 30 days, newest first as of 2026-09-23 05:14 UTC

Magnitude Location Depth When (UTC)
M 4.4 Kuril Islands 46.2 km deep 2026-09-23 01:44 UTC
M 4.5 51 km W of Kuqa, China 10.0 km deep 2026-09-22 16:09 UTC
M 4.6 37 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia 83.9 km deep 2026-09-22 13:56 UTC
M -0.1 264 km W of Adak, Alaska 8.3 km deep 2026-09-22 10:37 UTC
M 0.7 263 km W of Adak, Alaska 7.0 km deep 2026-09-22 10:36 UTC
M -0.5 260 km W of Adak, Alaska 6.2 km deep 2026-09-22 09:05 UTC
M 0.3 261 km W of Adak, Alaska 7.3 km deep 2026-09-22 08:53 UTC
M 0.2 253 km W of Adak, Alaska 6.6 km deep 2026-09-22 00:51 UTC
M 4.1 238 km ESE of Makarov, Russia 495.0 km deep 2026-09-21 01:57 UTC
M 4.6 25 km SSW of Shikotan, Russia 57.4 km deep 2026-09-20 23:25 UTC
M 0.6 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 2.4 km deep 2026-09-20 08:18 UTC
M 0.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 6.2 km deep 2026-09-20 07:56 UTC
M 4.8 268 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia 394.1 km deep 2026-09-19 09:34 UTC
M 4.5 112 km ESE of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia 30.9 km deep 2026-09-18 19:16 UTC
M 3.3 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 53.2 km deep 2026-09-18 04:27 UTC
M 1.1 264 km W of Adak, Alaska 9.2 km deep 2026-09-18 00:46 UTC
M 4.7 107 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 57.4 km deep 2026-09-17 13:30 UTC
M 2.4 242 km W of Adak, Alaska 100.1 km deep 2026-09-17 09:15 UTC
M 3.7 178 km SE of Attu Station, Alaska 10.0 km deep 2026-09-17 04:56 UTC
M 4.1 2 km NE of Yurovka, Russia 10.0 km deep 2026-09-16 22:31 UTC
M 0.7 261 km W of Adak, Alaska 8.3 km deep 2026-09-16 20:47 UTC
M 2.7 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 34.5 km deep 2026-09-16 11:40 UTC
M 3.5 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 57.3 km deep 2026-09-15 21:49 UTC
M 3.4 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 20.0 km deep 2026-09-15 02:18 UTC
M 2.0 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 75.1 km deep 2026-09-14 23:49 UTC
M 2.9 271 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 67.3 km deep 2026-09-14 21:24 UTC
M 4.3 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia 37.5 km deep 2026-09-14 20:45 UTC
M 2.7 260 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 30.5 km deep 2026-09-14 19:18 UTC
M 2.7 286 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 24.6 km deep 2026-09-14 16:04 UTC
M 2.4 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 25.2 km deep 2026-09-14 14:53 UTC
M 2.5 281 km W of Adak, Alaska 71.9 km deep 2026-09-14 03:45 UTC
M 2.2 290 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 30.3 km deep 2026-09-13 09:40 UTC
M 4.7 25 km N of Mutsu, Japan 120.4 km deep 2026-09-13 08:31 UTC
M 2.9 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 10.0 km deep 2026-09-12 15:08 UTC
M 0.9 235 km W of Adak, Alaska 19.2 km deep 2026-09-12 07:12 UTC
M 2.6 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 12.4 km deep 2026-09-11 19:16 UTC
M 2.7 253 km WSW of Adak, Alaska 17.2 km deep 2026-09-11 18:36 UTC
M 4.0 Rat Islands, Aleutian Islands, Alaska 100.1 km deep 2026-09-10 21:14 UTC
M 2.6 235 km W of Adak, Alaska 87.2 km deep 2026-09-10 14:50 UTC
M 0.4 259 km W of Adak, Alaska 8.3 km deep 2026-09-10 13:39 UTC

The largest on record in Russia

Since 1900, when the instrumental record becomes usable. The largest is M 9.0 at 89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 1952-11-04: great: devastating, felt across enormous distances.

Largest since 1900 USGS

Magnitude Location Date Depth
M 9.0 89 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia 1952-11-04 21.6 km deep
M 8.8 2025 Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia Earthquake 2025-07-29 35.0 km deep
M 8.7 1965 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake 1965-02-04 30.3 km deep
M 8.5 1963 Kuril Islands Earthquake 1963-10-13 35.0 km deep
M 8.4 1923 Kamchatka, Russia Earthquake 1923-02-03 15.0 km deep
M 8.3 The 1905 Bulnay (Bolnai), Mongolia Earthquake 1905-07-23 15.0 km deep
M 8.3 2006 Kuril Islands Earthquake 2006-11-15 10.0 km deep
M 8.3 1906 Western Aleutian Islands (Hawadax/Rat Islands) Earthquake 1906-08-17 110.0 km deep
M 8.3 1958 Kuril Islands Earthquake 1958-11-06 35.0 km deep
M 8.3 48 km E of Shikotan, Russia 1994-10-04 14.0 km deep

How these numbers were counted

Counts include every earthquake of magnitude 1.0 and above that USGS located in Russia. The search is a latitude and longitude rectangle covering Russia. No region is a rectangle, so events just outside the border can appear; each row shows the location text USGS published, which names the nearest town. Full method, including why counts from different places are not comparable.

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (FDSN event service). Retrieved 2026-09-23. Public domain.