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List of earthquakes in Russia

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List of earthquakes in Russia

Earthquakes in Russia have occasionally been damaging and deadly.

Tables

· Earthquakes
2025-09-18
2025-09-18
Date
2025-09-18
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.8 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Aftershock of the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake
2025-09-13
2025-09-13
Date
2025-09-13
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.4 Mw
MMI
VI
Total damage / notes
Aftershock of the July 29 event
2025-07-30
2025-07-30
Date
2025-07-30
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
8.8 Mw
MMI
IX
Deaths
1
Injuries
25
Total damage / notes
Second-largest ever recorded in Russia behind the 1952 event
2025-07-20
2025-07-20
Date
2025-07-20
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.4 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Foreshock to the July 29 event / Minor damage
2024-08-17
2024-08-17
Date
2024-08-17
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.0 Mw
MMI
VI
Total damage / notes
Possible foreshock to the July 29, 2025 event
2022-07-05
2022-07-05
Date
2022-07-05
Region
Kemerovo
Mag.
4.4 Mw
Deaths
2
Injuries
2
Total damage / notes
Deaths due to rockfalls in a mine
2020-03-25
2020-03-25
Date
2020-03-25
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
7.5 Mw
MMI
V
Deaths
1
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2017-07-18
2017-07-18
Date
2017-07-18
Region
Komandorski Islands
Mag.
7.8 Mw
MMI
VII
2013-05-24
2013-05-24
Date
2013-05-24
Region
Okhotsk Sea
Mag.
8.3 Mw
MMI
V
Total damage / notes
Significant in seismology
2011-12-27
2011-12-27
Date
2011-12-27
Region
Tuva
Mag.
6.6 Mw
MMI
VI
Total damage / notes
Buildings damaged
2011-10-14
2011-10-14
Date
2011-10-14
Region
Amur
Mag.
6.0 Mw
MMI
VII
Total damage / notes
Minor damage/Power outages
2008-10-11
2008-10-11
Date
2008-10-11
Region
North Caucasus
Mag.
5.8 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
13
Injuries
116
2008-08-27
2008-08-27
Date
2008-08-27
Region
Lake Baikal
Mag.
6.3 Mw
MMI
VIII
Total damage / notes
Minor damage
2007-08-02
2007-08-02
Date
2007-08-02
Region
Tatar Strait
Mag.
6.2 Mw
MMI
VIII
Deaths
4
Injuries
12
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2007-01-13
2007-01-13
Date
2007-01-13
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.1 Mw
MMI
VI
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2006-11-15
2006-11-15
Date
2006-11-15
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.3 Mw
MMI
IV
Injuries
1
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
2006-04-21
2006-04-21
Date
2006-04-21
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.6 Mw
MMI
X
Injuries
40
Total damage / notes
$55 million
2004-09-21
2004-09-21
Date
2004-09-21
Region
Kaliningrad
Mag.
4.8 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
3
Total damage / notes
17 buildings damaged / Rare event
2004-06-11
2004-06-11
Date
2004-06-11
Region
kamchatka
Mag.
6.9
MMI
V
2003-09-27
2003-09-27
Date
2003-09-27
Region
Altai Republic
Mag.
7.3 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
3
Injuries
5
Total damage / notes
$10.6–33 million
2000-08-04
2000-08-04
Date
2000-08-04
Region
Sakhalin
Mag.
6.8 Mw
MMI
VI
Injuries
8
Total damage / notes
19,100 displaced
1997-12-05
1997-12-05
Date
1997-12-05
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
7.7 Mw
MMI
VII
1995-05-27
1995-05-27
Date
1995-05-27
Region
Sakhalin
Mag.
7.0 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
1,989
Injuries
750
Total damage / notes
$64.1–300 million
1994-10-04
1994-10-04
Date
1994-10-04
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.3 Mw
Deaths
12
Injuries
1000+
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1970-05-14
1970-05-14
Date
1970-05-14
Region
North Caucasus
Mag.
6.7 Mw
MMI
VII
Deaths
31
Injuries
1,000+
1963-10-20
1963-10-20
Date
1963-10-20
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
7.8 Mw
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1963-10-13
1963-10-13
Date
1963-10-13
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.5 Mw
MMI
IX
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1959-05-04
1959-05-04
Date
1959-05-04
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
8.0 Ms
MMI
VIII
Deaths
1
Injuries
13
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1958-11-06
1958-11-06
Date
1958-11-06
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.3 Mw
MMI
X
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1952-11-05
1952-11-05
Date
1952-11-05
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
9.0 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
2,336
Total damage / notes
Earthquake+Tsunami
1946-11-02
1946-11-02
Date
1946-11-02
Region
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
Mag.
7.6 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
Unknown
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
1923-04-13
1923-04-13
Date
1923-04-13
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
6.8 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
18
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1923-02-03
1923-02-03
Date
1923-02-03
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
8.4 Ms
MMI
XI
Deaths
3
1918-09-07
1918-09-07
Date
1918-09-07
Region
Kuril Islands
Mag.
8.1 Mw
Deaths
23
Injuries
17
Total damage / notes
Tsunami
1911-01-03
1911-01-03
Date
1911-01-03
Region
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
Mag.
7.7 Mw
MMI
X
Deaths
452
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
1907-10-21
1907-10-21
Date
1907-10-21
Region
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
Mag.
7.4 Ms
MMI
IX
Deaths
12,000–15,000
1902-08-22
1902-08-22
Date
1902-08-22
Region
Kyrgyzstan, China
Mag.
7.7 Mw
MMI
XI
Deaths
2,500–20,000
Total damage / notes
Severe damage
1841-05-17
1841-05-17
Date
1841-05-17
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
9.0 Mw
MMI
IX
Total damage / notes
Severe damage and major tsunami
1737-10-17
1737-10-17
Date
1737-10-17
Region
Kamchatka
Mag.
9.0–9.3 Mw
Deaths
Many deaths
Total damage / notes
Devastating tsunami
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Date
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.
Date
Region
Mag.
MMI
Deaths
Injuries
Total damage / notes
2025-09-18
Kamchatka
7.8 Mw
VIII
Aftershock of the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake
2025-09-13
Kamchatka
7.4 Mw
VI
Aftershock of the July 29 event
2025-07-30
Kamchatka
8.8 Mw
IX
1
25
Second-largest ever recorded in Russia behind the 1952 event
2025-07-20
Kamchatka
7.4 Mw
VIII
Foreshock to the July 29 event / Minor damage
2024-08-17
Kamchatka
7.0 Mw
VI
Possible foreshock to the July 29, 2025 event
2022-07-05
Kemerovo
4.4 Mw
2
2
Deaths due to rockfalls in a mine
2020-03-25
Kuril Islands
7.5 Mw
V
1
Tsunami
2017-07-18
Komandorski Islands
7.8 Mw
VII
2013-05-24
Okhotsk Sea
8.3 Mw
V
Significant in seismology
2011-12-27
Tuva
6.6 Mw
VI
Buildings damaged
2011-10-14
Amur
6.0 Mw
VII
Minor damage/Power outages
2008-10-11
North Caucasus
5.8 Mw
VIII
13
116
2008-08-27
Lake Baikal
6.3 Mw
VIII
Minor damage
2007-08-02
Tatar Strait
6.2 Mw
VIII
4
12
Tsunami
2007-01-13
Kuril Islands
8.1 Mw
VI
Tsunami
2006-11-15
Kuril Islands
8.3 Mw
IV
1
Tsunami
2006-04-21
Kamchatka
7.6 Mw
X
40
$55 million
2004-09-21
Kaliningrad
4.8 Mw
VI
3
17 buildings damaged / Rare event
2004-06-11
kamchatka
6.9
V
2003-09-27
Altai Republic
7.3 Mw
X
3
5
million
2000-08-04
Sakhalin
6.8 Mw
VI
8
19,100 displaced
1997-12-05
Kamchatka
7.7 Mw
VII
1995-05-27
Sakhalin
7.0 Ms
IX
1,989
750
million
1994-10-04
Kuril Islands
8.3 Mw
12
1000+
Tsunami
1970-05-14
North Caucasus
6.7 Mw
VII
31
1,000+
1963-10-20
Kuril Islands
7.8 Mw
Tsunami
1963-10-13
Kuril Islands
8.5 Mw
IX
Tsunami
1959-05-04
Kamchatka
8.0 Ms
VIII
1
13
Tsunami
1958-11-06
Kuril Islands
8.3 Mw
X
Tsunami
1952-11-05
Kamchatka
9.0 Mw
XI
2,336
Earthquake+Tsunami
1946-11-02
Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan
7.6 Mw
X
Unknown
Severe damage
1923-04-13
Kamchatka
6.8 Mw
X
18
Tsunami
1923-02-03
Kamchatka
8.4 Ms
XI
3
1918-09-07
Kuril Islands
8.1 Mw
23
17
Tsunami
1911-01-03
Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan
7.7 Mw
X
452
Severe damage
1907-10-21
Uzbekistan, Tajikistan
7.4 Ms
IX
12,000–15,000
1902-08-22
Kyrgyzstan, China
7.7 Mw
XI
2,500–20,000
Severe damage
1841-05-17
Kamchatka
9.0 Mw
IX
Severe damage and major tsunami
1737-10-17
Kamchatka
9.0–9.3 Mw
Many deaths
Devastating tsunami
Note: The inclusion criteria for adding events are based on WikiProject Earthquakes' notability guideline that was developed for stand alone articles. The principles described also apply to lists. In summary, only damaging, injurious, or deadly events should be recorded.

References

  1. earthquake.usgs.gov
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/pt25261001/executive
  2. Comprehensive Catalog
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000qvw5
  3. earthquake.usgs.gov
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000qw60/executive
  4. earthquake.usgs.gov
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000qdyl/executive
  5. "После землетрясения в зданиях больниц на Камчатке появились трещины"
    https://aif.ru/society/posle-zemletryaseniya-v-zdaniyah-bolnic-na-kamchatke-poyavilis-treshchiny
  6. earthquake.usgs.gov
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000n7n8/executive
  7. emsc-csem.org
    https://www.emsc-csem.org/Earthquake/earthquake.php?id=1145434
  8. Tsargrad TV
    https://tsargrad.tv/news/v-kuzbasse-podnjato-na-poverhnost-telo-pogibshego-na-raspadskoj-shahtjora_579605
  9. URA
    https://ura.news/news/1052567584
  10. "M 7.5 – 221 km SSE of Severo-Kuril'sk, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/at00q7qai7/executive
  11. Glavred.info
    https://glavred.info/world/10160060-v-rossii-ugroza-cunami-posle-moshchnogo-zemletryaseniya-lyudey-evakuiruyut.html
  12. "M 6.6 – 45 km NNE of Saryg-Sep, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000jcq2/executive
  13. "M 6.0 – 8 km ESE of Takhtamygda, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000j9aw/executive
  14. earthquake-report.com
    https://web.archive.org/web/20111025010432/http://earthquake-report.com/2011/10/14/strong-dangerous-shallow-earthquake-in-russia-close-to-the-border-with-china/
  15. "M 6.3 – Lake Baykal region, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000gfng#executive
  16. "M 6.2 – Tatar Strait, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000fhn0#impact
  17. "M 4.8 – 3 km SSW of Yantarnyy, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp000d4sw/executive
  18. "M 6.8 – 35 km SSE of Uglegorsk, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/usp0009xws/executive
  19. "M 6.7 – Caucasus region, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem795586/executive#executive
  20. "M 8.3 – Kuril Islands"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/official19581106225809_30#executive
  21. "M 6.8 – near the east coast of the Kamchatka Peninsula, Russia"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem911331#executive
  22. "Tsunami Event: KAMCHATKA"
    https://www.ngdc.noaa.gov/hazel/view/hazards/tsunami/event-more-info/1517
  23. "M 8.1 – Kuril Islands"
    https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/iscgem913260/executive#executive
  24. Izvestiya Physics of the Solid Earth
    http://www.emsd.ru/~gusev/2004/gusev_2004_recurrece.pdf
  25. Two great kamchatka tsunamis, 1737 and 1952
    https://web.archive.org/web/20210709190438/http://bosques.ciren.cl/bitstream/handle/123456789/28986/Two%20great%20Kamchatka%20Tsunamis%2C%201737%20and%201952.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y
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