Earthquakes in Russia — December 2024

15 earthquakes were recorded in Russia during December 2024, an average of 0.5 per day.

15 reached magnitude 4 or above and 3 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 95 km.

The month's largest event in Russia was a magnitude 6.7 earthquake near Курильск, Russia on 27 December 2024 at 12:47 UTC. A magnitude 6.7 earthquake radiates roughly 169,203 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the Russia monthly average of 87 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and up from the 8 recorded the previous month.

60% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 33% intermediate (70–300 km) and 7% deep-focus (over 300 km). That proportion of deep-focus events is the signature of a subduction zone: only a cold slab descending into the mantle stays brittle enough to rupture at those depths.

By band, the catalogue holds 12 in the magnitude 4 range, 2 in the magnitude 5 range, 1 in the magnitude 6 range.

Activity peaked on 27 December, when 2 events were recorded.

1 event(s) this month carry a USGS link to NOAA tsunami information; the flag does not indicate whether a tsunami occurred.

The month's largest events were M6.7 near Курильск, Russia on 27 December at 163 km; M5.1 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 15 December at 49 km; M5.0 near Mil’kovo, Russia on 03 December at 59 km.

That is 83% below the 87 events Russia averages per month across the 22 months on record.