M6.2 earthquake in Russia on January 13, 2026

On January 13, 2026 at 07:34 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 6.2 earthquake. The epicenter was 135 km southeast of Kuril’sk, with the focus 29 km deep. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.2magnitude
29 kmdepth
07:34time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Kushiro (Japan)434 km
  • Kitami (Japan)440 km
  • Obihiro (Japan)523 km
  • Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk (Russia)576 km
  • Ebetsu (Japan)643 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 26 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.5.

  • M5.5 · Sep 4, 23:52 UTC65 km
  • M5.4 · Feb 12, 16:45 UTC72 km
  • M5.1 · Jun 9, 19:25 UTC14 km
  • M5.1 · Feb 11, 18:00 UTC147 km
  • M5.0 · Feb 26, 17:04 UTC140 km
  • M5.0 · Feb 12, 21:32 UTC65 km
  • M4.9 · Feb 13, 02:16 UTC72 km
  • M4.9 · Jan 31, 20:54 UTC44 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 116 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M8.3 (October 4, 1994).

  • M8.3 · October 4, 1994181 km
  • M7.9 · December 3, 199512 km
  • M7.6 · December 22, 1991173 km
  • M7.6 · March 24, 197850 km
  • M7.5 · March 23, 197881 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in KushiroEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Apr 10, 15:20 UTC.