Earthquakes in Russia — April 2026

34 earthquakes were recorded in Russia during April 2026, an average of 1.1 per day.

34 reached magnitude 4 or above and 6 reached magnitude 5 or above. The average focal depth was 60 km.

The month's largest event in Russia was a magnitude 5.4 earthquake near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 24 April 2026 at 10:04 UTC. A magnitude 5.4 earthquake radiates roughly 1,898 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 60 recorded the previous month.

76% of events here are shallow (under 70 km), 18% intermediate (70–300 km) and 6% 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 28 in the magnitude 4 range, 6 in the magnitude 5 range.

Activity peaked on 19 April, when 5 events were recorded.

The month's largest events were M5.4 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 24 April at 35 km; M5.3 near Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia on 24 April at 10 km; M5.2 near Vilyuchinsk, Russia on 25 April at 88 km.

That is 62% below the 90 events Russia averages per month across the 21 months on record.