Moderate magnitude 4.1 earthquake at 128 km depth30 May 03:41 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 30, 2026 03:33:19 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, May 30, 2026, at 02:33 pm (GMT +11)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.1Depth128 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude44.272°N / 146.796°EKurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaSeismic antipode44.272°S / 33.204°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoBerutarube (24 km / 15 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeLight Rain 7.7°C (46 F), humidity: 92%, wind: 9 m/s (18 kts) from SWEstimated seismic energy released8.9 x 1010 joules (24.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 21.3 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.1 | about seismic energy21 minutes agoMay 30, 2026 03:33 GMT / May 30, 2026 02:33 pm (GMT +11)Lat / Lng: 44.272 / 146.796: Russia: Near Kunashiri IslandSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23047980',44.27200,146.79600,'21 minutes ago: Mag. 4.1, Russia: Near Kunashiri Island',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 Shikotan, a town with 2,100 inhabitants in Russia, in 53 km (33 mi) distance south of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry53 km (33 mi)S of epicenterShikotan(pop: 2,100)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterYuzhno-Kurilsk(pop: 7,780)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia131 km (81 mi)W of epicenterRausu(pop: 5,400)II: Very weakMenashi-gun, HokkaidoJapan136 km (85 mi)NE of epicenterKuril'sk(pop: 1,610)II: Very weakSakhalin OblastRussia144 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterNemuro(pop: 31,200)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan150 km (93 mi)SW of epicenterShibetsu(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan167 km (104 mi)SW of epicenterNakashibetsu(pop: 24,000)I: Not feltShibetsu-gun, HokkaidoJapan175 km (109 mi)W of epicenterHonmachi(pop: 11,900)I: Not feltShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan184 km (115 mi)SW of epicenterHamanaka-sakuraminami(pop: 5,510)I: Not feltAkkeshi-gun, HokkaidoJapan192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterKoshimizu(pop: 5,030)I: Not feltShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan204 km (126 mi)W of epicenterAbashiri(pop: 35,800)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan204 km (127 mi)SW of epicenterTeshikaga(pop: 7,630)I: Not feltKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan208 km (129 mi)SW of epicenterAkkeshi(pop: 8,920)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan211 km (131 mi)SW of epicenterShibecha(pop: 7,230)I: Not feltKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterOzora(pop: 7,430)I: Not feltAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan221 km (138 mi)W of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 23,000)I: Not feltAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan231 km (143 mi)SW of epicenterTsurui(pop: 2,560)I: Not feltAkan-gun, HokkaidoJapan231 km (143 mi)W of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,010)I: Not feltAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan238 km (148 mi)W of epicenterKitami(pop: 119,100)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan239 km (149 mi)W of epicenterToppushi(pop: 4,880)I: Not feltTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan242 km (151 mi)SW of epicenterKushiro(pop: 167,900)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan252 km (157 mi)W of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 4,680)I: Not feltTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan260 km (162 mi)W of epicenterRikubetsu(pop: 2,530)I: Not feltAshoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan261 km (162 mi)W of epicenterEngaru(pop: 19,200)I: Not feltMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan262 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterShiranuka(pop: 7,970)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan265 km (165 mi)W of epicenterOketo(pop: 3,040)I: Not feltTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan274 km (170 mi)W of epicenterMombetsu(pop: 23,000)I: Not feltMonbetsu Shi, HokkaidoJapan285 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterKamihonbetsu(pop: 6,620)I: Not feltNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan286 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterAshoro(pop: 7,150)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan293 km (182 mi)W of epicenterOkoppe(pop: 3,960)I: Not feltMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan297 km (184 mi)W of epicenterTakinoue(pop: 2,760)I: Not feltMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan301 km (187 mi)SW of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,020)I: Not feltTokachi-gun, HokkaidoJapan308 km (192 mi)SW of epicenterIkeda(pop: 6,930)I: Not feltNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan319 km (198 mi)SW of epicenterSarubetsu(pop: 25,800)I: Not feltNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan323 km (200 mi)SW of epicenterOtofuke(pop: 44,200)I: Not feltKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan326 km (203 mi)SW of epicenterObihiro(pop: 166,500)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan339 km (210 mi)SW of epicenterMemuro-minami(pop: 18,000)I: Not feltKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan345 km (214 mi)SW of epicenterShimizu(pop: 9,780)I: Not feltKamikawa-gun (Tokachi), HokkaidoJapan409 km (254 mi)NW of epicenterKorsakov(pop: 35,100)I: Not feltSakhalin OblastRussia434 km (270 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 GMT2026-05-30EpicenterAgency4.1128 km79 mi03:33:19NEAR KUNASHIRI ISLANDNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)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 1 km2 (0 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (1 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)May 30, 2026 02:33 pm (GMT +11)21 minutes ago4.1128 km0 km - This quakeSea of Okhotsk, 53 km N of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaMain 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 161 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.43 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.5 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 83 quakes per year (or 6.9 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 151 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 162 quakes per year (or 13.5 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 8 days after a magnitude 4.1 earthquake had hit on Friday, May 22, 2026, at 07:44 pm local time (Asia/Magadan GMT +11) in 61 km (38 mi) distance to the northeast:Mag. 4.1 earthquake Kurilsky District - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - May 22, 2026 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 5.9. It had occurred 8 years earlier, on Monday, Nov 5, 2018, at 06:26 am (GMT +11 local time) in Sea of Okhotsk, Russia:Mag. 5.9 earthquake Sea of Okhotsk - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - Nov 5, 2018 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.5. It had occurred 63 years ago earlier, on Sunday, Oct 13, 1963, at 03:17 pm (GMT +10 local time) in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia:Mag. 8.5 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin Oblast, Russia - Oct 13, 1963 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapMay 22, 07:44 pm (Magadan)4.1130 km61 km (38 mi) to the NEKurilsky District, 77 km southwest of Kuril'sk, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 3, 04:02 pm (GMT +11)4.140 km48 km (30 mi) to the SE Kuril IslandsInfoMar 25, 04:50 pm (GMT +11)4.4168 km64 km (40 mi) to the N 99 km WSW of Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoMar 20, 03:21 pm (GMT +9)4.469 km83 km (52 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 30 km south of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 12, 04:00 am (GMT +10)5.175 km57 km (35 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 82 km northeast of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, Russia 7 reportsInfoMar 3, 2021 07:22 am (GMT +10)5.839 km93 km (58 mi) to the E Kuril Islands 2 reportsInfoNov 5, 2018 06:26 am (GMT +11)5.910 km94 km (59 mi) to the WSea of Okhotsk, 48 km north of Kunashir Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoOct 9, 2007 02:10 am (GMT +9)5.841 km80 km (50 mi) to the S 27 km S of Shikotan, RussiaInfoMar 11, 2007 05:09 pm (GMT +10)5.852 km93 km (58 mi) to the E Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoSep 21, 2005 01:25 pm (GMT +11)6.1103 km67 km (42 mi) to the SWSea of Okhotsk, 27 km southeast of Yuzhno-Kurilsk, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoNov 29, 2004 03:32 am (GMT +9)7.039 km195 km (121 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 61 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoNov 4, 2004 11:03 pm (GMT +9)5.962 km73 km (45 mi) to the S Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoOct 29, 2003 07:48 am (GMT +10)5.965 km90 km (56 mi) to the SE 82 km E of Shikotan, RussiaInfoJan 4, 2001 12:47 am (GMT +10)5.933 km90 km (56 mi) to the SE Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoDec 22, 2000 09:13 pm (Magadan)6.2140 km66 km (41 mi) to the NE 72 km SW of Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoAug 20, 2000 03:26 am (Vladivostok)5.762 km59 km (37 mi) to the SE Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoMay 8, 1996 09:20 am (GMT +10)6.254 km90 km (56 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 8, 1996 07:36 am (GMT +10)7.243 km271 km (168 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 153 km southwest of Ostrov Chirpoy Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 1, 1996 06:18 pm (GMT +11)6.2170 km77 km (48 mi) to the NWSea of Okhotsk, 84 km north of Kunashir Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 4, 1995 04:01 am (GMT +10)7.933 km203 km (126 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 127 km east of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoApr 29, 1995 02:30 am (GMT +10)6.929 km99 km (61 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 105 km east of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 21, 1995 06:47 pm (GMT +10)6.359 km100 km (62 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 43 km southeast of Taraku-jima Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoOct 9, 1994 05:55 pm (GMT +10)7.333 km98 km (61 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 96 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoOct 4, 1994 11:22 pm (GMT +10)8.314 km70 km (43 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoApr 16, 1986 10:52 pm (GMT +10)6.323 km75 km (47 mi) to the SE 68 km E of Shikotan, RussiaInfoMar 24, 1984 07:44 pm (GMT +10)7.244 km113 km (70 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 114 km south of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoSep 3, 1981 03:35 pm (GMT +10)6.645 km75 km (46 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 30 km southeast of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 23, 1980 04:51 pm (Magadan)7.044 km83 km (51 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 29 km south of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 6, 1978 11:02 pm (GMT +9)6.791 km39 km (25 mi) to the NWSea of Okhotsk, 75 km northeast of Kunashir Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMar 25, 1978 05:47 am (GMT +10)7.633 km165 km (102 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 126 km southeast of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMar 23, 1978 01:15 pm (GMT +10)7.533 km149 km (93 mi) to the NE 55 km SE of Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoJun 24, 1973 12:43 pm (GMT +10)7.150 km110 km (68 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 32 km east of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJun 17, 1973 12:55 pm (GMT +9)7.748 km141 km (88 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 12 km south of Isomoshiri To Island, Hokkaido, JapanInfoAug 12, 1969 07:27 am (GMT +10)8.229 km125 km (78 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southeast of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 29, 1968 07:19 pm (GMT +9)7.337 km79 km (49 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 25 km south of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 31, 1964 10:40 am (GMT +10)6.749 km86 km (53 mi) to the S Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoOct 13, 1963 03:17 pm (GMT +10)8.535 km223 km (139 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 134 km east of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 13, 1961 07:53 am (GMT +10)6.838 km88 km (54 mi) to the SE Kuril Islands (Russia)InfoNov 7, 1958 08:58 am (GMT +10)8.335 km136 km (85 mi) to the E 95 km SSE of Kuril’sk, RussiaInfoSep 10, 1948 01:48 pm (Universal Time)6.925 km78 km (49 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 52 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoOct 9, 1945 02:36 pm (Universal Time)6.660 km69 km (43 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 21, 1937 07:02 am (Universal Time)7.430 km234 km (146 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 168 km southeast of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoSep 11, 1935 02:04 pm (Universal Time)7.435 km95 km (59 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 33 km southeast of Taraku-jima Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoFeb 2, 1925 01:29 pm (Universal Time)6.630 km96 km (60 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southeast of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 28, 1924 10:55 pm (Universal Time)6.975 km96 km (59 mi) to the SWSea of Okhotsk, 16 km south of Taraku-jima Island, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 27, 1924 11:22 am (Universal Time)7.4120 km64 km (40 mi) to the WSea of Okhotsk, 11 km east of Kunashir Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJul 1, 1924 03:44 am (Magadan)7.60 km71 km (44 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 51 km southwest of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 22, 1910 03:25 pm (GMT +9)7.50 km292 km (181 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 120 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoNov 6, 1908 05:09 pm (GMT +10)7.60 km266 km (165 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 172 km east of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMar 18, 1904 10:42 pm (GMT +9)7.60 km213 km (132 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoApr 6, 1901 10:30 am (Magadan)7.50 km125 km (78 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 18 km southeast of Iturup Island, Kurilsky District, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoDec 25, 1900 02:09 pm (GMT +9)7.90 km155 km (97 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]