Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 60 km depth24 May 07:00 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 24, 2026 06:51:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, May 24, 2026, at 06:51 am (Universal Time GMT +0)Statuspreliminary (automatic detection)Magnitude4.30Depth60 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude43.2°N / 146.5°ESakhalin Oblast, RussiaAlso near: Japan 58 km (36 mi) awaySeismic antipode43.2°S / 33.5°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoMendeleev (106 km / 66 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoMay 24, 2026 06:51 GMT / May 24, 2026 06:51 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 43.2 / 146.5: Russia: Kuril IslandsSource: EMSCDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23030220',43.20000,146.50000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Russia: Kuril Islands',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in KamchatkaNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Nemuro, a town with 31,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 76 km (47 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterShikotan(pop: 2,100)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia76 km (47 mi)W of epicenterNemuro(pop: 31,200)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan105 km (65 mi)NW of epicenterYuzhno-Kurilsk(pop: 7,780)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterHamanaka-sakuraminami(pop: 5,510)II: Very weakAkkeshi-gun, HokkaidoJapan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterShibetsu(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan129 km (80 mi)W of epicenterNakashibetsu(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakShibetsu-gun, HokkaidoJapan135 km (84 mi)W of epicenterAkkeshi(pop: 8,920)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterRausu(pop: 5,400)II: Very weakMenashi-gun, HokkaidoJapan157 km (98 mi)W of epicenterShibecha(pop: 7,230)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan165 km (103 mi)W of epicenterTeshikaga(pop: 7,630)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan168 km (104 mi)NW of epicenterHonmachi(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan174 km (108 mi)W of epicenterKushiro(pop: 167,900)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterTsurui(pop: 2,560)II: Very weakAkan-gun, HokkaidoJapan180 km (112 mi)NW of epicenterKoshimizu(pop: 5,030)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan198 km (123 mi)W of epicenterShiranuka(pop: 7,970)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan201 km (125 mi)NW of epicenterAbashiri(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan204 km (127 mi)NW of epicenterOzora(pop: 7,430)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan206 km (128 mi)W of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan208 km (129 mi)W of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan221 km (137 mi)W of epicenterKitami(pop: 119,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan225 km (140 mi)W of epicenterRikubetsu(pop: 2,530)II: Very weakAshoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan230 km (143 mi)W of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 4,680)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan234 km (146 mi)W of epicenterKamihonbetsu(pop: 6,620)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan236 km (146 mi)W of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,020)II: Very weakTokachi-gun, HokkaidoJapan238 km (148 mi)NW of epicenterToppushi(pop: 4,880)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan240 km (149 mi)W of epicenterAshoro(pop: 7,150)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan250 km (155 mi)W of epicenterIkeda(pop: 6,930)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan251 km (156 mi)NE of epicenterKuril'sk(pop: 1,610)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia256 km (159 mi)W of epicenterEngaru(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan260 km (161 mi)W of epicenterSarubetsu(pop: 25,800)I: Not feltNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan264 km (164 mi)W of epicenterShihoro(pop: 5,850)I: Not feltKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterOtofuke(pop: 44,200)I: Not feltKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan270 km (168 mi)W of epicenterObihiro(pop: 166,500)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan274 km (171 mi)W of epicenterTaiki(pop: 5,420)I: Not feltHiroo-gun, HokkaidoJapan281 km (174 mi)W of epicenterHiroo(pop: 7,180)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan283 km (176 mi)W of epicenterMemuro-minami(pop: 18,000)I: Not feltKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan283 km (176 mi)NW of epicenterMombetsu(pop: 23,000)I: Not feltMonbetsu Shi, HokkaidoJapan284 km (177 mi)W of epicenterShikaoi(pop: 5,270)I: Not feltKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan294 km (183 mi)W of epicenterShimizu(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltKamikawa-gun (Tokachi), HokkaidoJapan511 km (318 mi)NW of epicenterYuzhno-Sakhalinsk(pop: 199,000)I: Not feltSakhalin OblastRussiaNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-05-24EpicenterAgency4.360 km37 mi06:51:30KURIL ISLANDSEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)May 24, 2026 06:51 am (Universal Time)10 minutes ago4.360 km0 km - This quakeRussia: Kuril IslandsMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 425 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.46 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 4.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 34.1 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 112 quakes per year (or 9.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 301 quakes per year (or 25.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 410 quakes per year (or 34.2 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake