Earthquakes in Russia have occasionally been damaging and deadly.

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Some of the largest Russian earthquakes since the latter half of the 20th century are the 1958/1963 and 2006/2007 earthquakes in the Kuril Islands near Japan, as well as the 1952/1959 earthquakes in the Kamchatka Peninsula, all of which were ≥ 8.0 M. See also the Kuril–Kamchatka Trench.

Earthquakes

DateRegion MMIDeathsInjuriesTotal damage / notes2025-09-18Kamchatka7.8 MwVIIIAftershock of the 2025 Kamchatka earthquake2025-09-13Kamchatka7.4 VIAftershock of the July 29 event2025-07-30Kamchatka8.8 Mw125Second-largest ever recorded in Russia behind the 1952 event2025-07-20Kamchatka7.4 VIIIForeshock to the July 29 event / Minor damage2024-08-17Kamchatka7.0 MwVIPossible foreshock to the July 29, 2025 event 2022-07-05Kemerovo4.4 22Deaths due to rockfalls in a mine 2020-03-25Kuril Islands7.5 V1Tsunami 2017-07-18 Komandorski Islands 7.8 Mw VII 2013-05-24 Okhotsk Sea 8.3 Mw V Significant in seismology 2011-12-27Tuva6.6 VIBuildings damaged 2011-10-14Amur6.0 VIIMinor 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 2004-09-21Kaliningrad4.8 VI317 buildings damaged / Rare event 2003-09-27 Altai Republic 7.3 Mw X 3 5 $10.6–33 million 2000-08-04Sakhalin6.8 VI8 19,100 displaced 1997-12-05 Kamchatka 7.7 Mw VII 1995-05-27 Sakhalin 7.0 Ms IX 1,989 750 $64.1–300 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 1946-11-02Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Uzbekistan7.6 XUnknownSevere 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 Severe damage and major tsunami 1737-10-17 Kamchatka 9.0–9.3 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.

See also Geology of Russia Kamchatka earthquakes List of tectonic plate interactions List of volcanoes in Russia

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