Wednesday, January 14, 2026

Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Kuril Islands, Russia


Strong and shallow M6.2 earthquake hits Kuril Islands, Russia


A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.2 struck the Kuril Islands region, Russia, at 07:34 UTC on January 13, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 35.8 km (22.2 miles). EMSC is reporting M6.3 at a depth of 20 km (12.4 miles).

The epicenter was located 133 km (83 miles) SE of Kuril’sk (population 1 607), Russia, and 326 km (203 miles) ENE of Nemuro (population 31 223), Japan.

5 000 people are estimated to have felt light shaking.

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