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Russia: earthquakes and wildfires
Latest earthquakes and active wildfires in Russia on a live map, the strongest earthquakes and largest fires on record, and statistics by year.
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Earthquakes M2.5+ and the wildfire fronts shown on the map.
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Forecast for the area around: Moscow. Danger can vary locally; follow official guidance. Source: Copernicus EMS – EFFIS (FWI).
Severe weather (forecast)
- Today: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Moscow
- Tomorrow: Rain – Heavy rain (10–25 mm) · Moscow
Forecast for the area around: Russia. It does not replace warnings from the national weather service. Source: ECMWF / Copernicus EMS.
Recent events in Russia
- 4.17 h agoM4.1 earthquake near Vilyuchinsk, Russia169 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia
- 10 h agoWildfire near Novokuznetsk, Russia – active35 km² · 17 km NNE of Novokuznetsk, Russia
- 14 h agoWildfire near Korsakov, Russia – active7.6 km² · 10 km E of Korsakov, Russia
- 16 h agoWildfire near Velikiy Novgorod, Russia – active4.0 km² · 11 km NNW of Velikiy Novgorod, Russia
- 16 h agoWildfire near Mys-Kamennyy, Russia – active12 km² · 282 km N of Mys-Kamennyy, Russia
- 18 h agoWildfire near Grozny, Russia – active8.6 km² · 27 km SSE of Grozny, Russia
Historical overview
Earthquakes M3.0+ and significant events of other hazards.
About Russia
Russia has recorded 23,216 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.8 in 2025.
Satellites have detected 1,024 significant wildfires here; the largest burned about 7,369 km².
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23,216 earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or more since 1976. The strongest was M8.8.
Recent earthquakes
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.1 | 169 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia | 50.0 km | |
| 4.5 | 121 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 20.0 km | |
| 4.4 | 158 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia | 15.0 km | |
| 2.9 | 26 km SW of Sochi, Russia | 4.3 km | |
| 3.1 | 30 km SW of Sochi, Russia | 1.5 km | |
| 4.8 | 43 km SE of Kasivobara, Russia | 74.5 km | |
| 5.0 | 152 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia | 30.3 km | |
| 4.2 | 52 km ENE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 92.2 km | |
| 4.6 | 55 km S of Klyuchi, Russia | 155.0 km | |
| 4.4 | 75 km SSE of Kuril'sk, Russia | 78.8 km |
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Strongest earthquakes on record
| Mag | Location | Time (UTC) | Depth |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8.8 | 130 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 35.0 km | |
| 8.3 | 48 km E of Shikotan, Russia | 14.0 km | |
| 7.9 | 128 km ESE of Kuril'sk, Russia | 33.0 km | |
| 7.8 | 127 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 19.0 km | |
| 7.8 | 157 km S of Ust'-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia | 33.0 km | |
| 7.7 | 156 km ENE of Poronaysk, Russia | 583.0 km | |
| 7.6 | 80 km NE of Tilichiki, Russia | 22.0 km | |
| 7.6 | 248 km E of Kuril'sk, Russia | 24.0 km | |
| 7.6 | 134 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia | 33.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 221 km SSE of Kasivobara, Russia | 58.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 97 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia | 71.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 82 km NE of Otrada, Russia | 91.0 km | |
| 7.5 | 55 km SE of Kuril'sk, Russia | 33.0 km | |
| 7.4 | 102 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 59.0 km | |
| 7.4 | 140 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, Russia | 34.0 km |
Earthquakes per year (M3.0+)
Year
| 2026 | 887 | M6.9 |
| 2025 | 4,098 | M8.8 |
| 2024 | 389 | M7.0 |
| 2023 | 442 | M6.5 |
| 2022 | 402 | M6.0 |
| 2021 | 410 | M6.6 |
| 2020 | 379 | M7.5 |
| 2019 | 479 | M6.4 |
| 2018 | 527 | M7.3 |
| 2017 | 345 | M6.6 |
| 2016 | 320 | M7.2 |
| 2015 | 343 | M6.3 |
| 2014 | 361 | M6.2 |
| 2013 | 543 | M7.2 |
| 2012 | 345 | M7.7 |
| 2011 | 252 | M6.7 |
| 2010 | 230 | M6.3 |
| 2009 | 193 | M6.9 |
| 2008 | 535 | M7.3 |
| 2007 | 494 | M6.4 |
| 2006 | 719 | M7.6 |
| 2005 | 388 | M6.1 |
| 2004 | 404 | M6.9 |
| 2003 | 609 | M7.3 |
| 2002 | 342 | M7.3 |
| 2001 | 386 | M6.7 |
| 2000 | 350 | M6.8 |
| 1999 | 496 | M6.9 |
| 1998 | 368 | M6.4 |
| 1997 | 772 | M7.8 |
| 1996 | 954 | M7.2 |
| 1995 | 921 | M7.9 |
| 1994 | 699 | M8.3 |
| 1993 | 231 | M7.5 |
| 1992 | 324 | M6.9 |
| 1991 | 366 | M7.6 |
| 1990 | 179 | M7.2 |
| 1989 | 166 | M6.8 |
| 1988 | 194 | M5.9 |
| 1987 | 184 | M6.8 |
| 1986 | 139 | M6.8 |
| 1985 | 160 | M6.4 |
| 1984 | 223 | M7.0 |
| 1983 | 204 | M6.5 |
| 1982 | 124 | M6.9 |
| 1981 | 168 | M6.6 |
| 1980 | 168 | M7.0 |
| 1979 | 152 | M6.0 |
| 1978 | 439 | M7.6 |
| 1977 | 127 | M6.0 |
| 1976 | 286 | M7.0 |
Wildfires
1,024 major fires since 2025. The largest covered about 7,369 km².
Recent fires
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 35 km² | 17 km NNE of Novokuznetsk, Russia | Active | |
| 7.6 km² | 10 km E of Korsakov, Russia | Active | |
| 4.0 km² | 11 km NNW of Velikiy Novgorod, Russia | Active | |
| 12 km² | 282 km N of Mys-Kamennyy, Russia | Active | |
| 8.6 km² | 27 km SSE of Grozny, Russia | Active | |
| 89 km² | 8 km SE of Lipetsk, Russia | Active | |
| 9.4 km² | 24 km NW of Grozny, Russia | Active | |
| 13 km² | 56 km W of Poykovskiy, Russia | Active | |
| 22 km² | 145 km W of Igarka, Russia | Active | |
| 9.2 km² | 19 km WSW of Mirny, Russia | Active |
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Largest fires on record
| Area | Location | Since | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7,369 km² | 188 km E of Udachny, Russia | Inactive | |
| 3,628 km² | 67 km SSW of Novy Urengoy, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,332 km² | 188 km SW of Aykhal, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,127 km² | 163 km NW of Nyurba, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,036 km² | 200 km WSW of Zhigansk, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,032 km² | 279 km ENE of Tura, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,023 km² | 182 km NE of Chernyshevskiy, Russia | Inactive | |
| 1,017 km² | 123 km NNW of Chernyshevskiy, Russia | Inactive | |
| 801 km² | 215 km E of Udachny, Russia | Inactive | |
| 796 km² | 92 km SSW of Aykhal, Russia | Inactive | |
| 724 km² | 118 km SSW of Aykhal, Russia | Inactive | |
| 539 km² | 204 km SW of Aykhal, Russia | Inactive | |
| 518 km² | 212 km WSW of Turukhansk, Russia | Inactive | |
| 508 km² | 62 km NNE of Pangody, Russia | Inactive | |
| 492 km² | 269 km SW of Aykhal, Russia | Inactive |
Major fires per year
Year
| 2026 | 1,013 | 7,369 km² |
| 2025 | 11 | 152 km² |
Regions
- Kamchatka
- Sakhalin Oblast
- Buryatiya Republic
- Chukotka
- Altai Republic
- Republic of Tyva
- Primorskiy (Maritime) Kray
- Sakha
- Dagestan
- Zabaykalskiy (Transbaikal) Kray
- Chechnya
- Irkutsk Oblast
- Krasnodar Krai
- Magadan Oblast
- Khabarovsk
- Kemerovo Oblast
- Amur Oblast
- North Ossetia–Alania
- Stavropol Kray
- Sverdlovsk Oblast
- Ingushetiya Republic
- Altai Krai
- Kabardino-Balkariya Republic
- Khakasiya Republic
- Murmansk
- Novosibirsk Oblast
- Krasnoyarsk Krai
- Chelyabinsk Oblast
- Jewish Autonomous Oblast
- Yamalo-Nenets
- Tomsk Oblast
- Khanty-Mansia
- Orenburg Oblast
- Astrakhan Oblast
- Bashkortostan Republic
- Omsk Oblast
- Tyumen Oblast
Places
- Novosibirsk
- Chelyabinsk
- Krasnoyarsk
- Krasnodar
- Barnaul
- Irkutsk
- Vladivostok
- Makhachkala
- Novokuznetsk
- Naberezhnye Chelny
- Kaliningrad
- Stavropol
- Ulan-Ude
- Sochi
- Vladikavkaz
- Grozny
- Murmansk
- Komsomolsk-on-Amur
- Nizhnevartovsk
- Angarsk
- Novorossiysk
- Nalchik
- Nizhnekamsk
- Prokopyevsk
- Biysk
- Armavir
- Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk
- Zlatoust
- Abakan
- Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy
- Berezniki
- Miass
- Nazran
- Rubtsovsk
- Ussuriysk
- Nakhodka
- Pyatigorsk
- Maykop
- Al'met'yevsk
- Nevinnomyssk
- Pervouralsk
- Kislovodsk
- Khasavyurt
- Cherkessk
- Achinsk
- Kyzyl
- Tobolsk
- Leninsk-Kuznetsky
- Derbent
- Kiselyovsk
- Artyom
- Khanty-Mansiysk
- Mezhdurechensk
- Solikamsk
- Ust'-Ilimsk
- Serov
- Magadan
- Kisilevsk
- Kaspiysk
- Yessentuki
- Mineralnye Vody
- Belovo
- Georgiyevsk
- Sunzha
- Beloretsk
- Adler
- Budyonnovsk
- Slavyansk-na-Kubani
- Tuapse
- Buynaksk
- Krasnoturinsk
- Labinsk
- Prokhladnyy
- Mikhaylovsk
- Arsen'yev
- Krymsk
- Belorechensk
- Timashyovsk
- Anapa
- Gelendzhik