Earthquakes in Russia — March 2025

13 earthquakes were recorded in Russia during March 2025, an average of 0.4 per day.

13 reached magnitude 4 or above and 0 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 160 km.

The month's largest event in Russia was a magnitude 4.8 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 14 March 2025 at 04:11 UTC. A magnitude 4.8 earthquake radiates roughly 239 tons of TNT equivalent in seismic energy.

That is below the Russia monthly average of 90 events over the period we cover — a comparatively quiet month, and down from the 16 recorded the previous month.

54% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 23% intermediate (70–300 km) and 23% 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 13 in the magnitude 4 range.

Activity peaked on 16 March, when 2 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M4.8 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 14 March at 64 km; M4.6 near Shikotan, Russia on 16 March at 50 km; M4.6 near Shikotan, Russia on 13 March at 65 km.

That is 86% below the 90 events Russia averages per month across the 21 months on record.