Latest quakes in or around the Sea of Okhotsk - list, stats and map
| Latest See all | Mag. 3.4 earthquake North Pacific Ocean - Sakhalin , Russia - |
| Strongest past 30 days | Mag. 4.8 Sea of Okhotsk - Sakhalin , Russia - |
- 29 quakes above magnitude 4
- 21 quakes between magnitude 3 and 4
- 19 quakes between magnitude 2 and 3
Date and Time | Mag Depth | Nearest Volcano | Location | Details | Map |
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| May 21, 01:57 am (Magadan) | 3.4 52 km |  North Pacific Ocean, Sakhalin , 19 km south of Shikotan Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky, Sakhalin , Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
| May 20, 08:13 pm (Kamchatka) | 3.9 5 km | Yelizovskiy, 260 km northeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Sunday, May 19, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 20, 08:50 am (Sakhalin) | 4.8 144 km | Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin , 24 km northwest of Matua Island, Sakhalin , Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
| May 19, 06:32 pm (Sakhalin) | 2.7 134 km | Sea of Okhotsk, Sakhalin , 36 km northwest of Yuri-to Island, Yuzhno-Kurilsky, Sakhalin , Russia | Info | ||
| Friday, May 17, 2024 GMT (3 quakes) | |||||
| May 18, 08:55 am (GMT +11) | 4.0 40 km | North Pacific Ocean, 93 km southeast of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 1 report | Info | ||
| May 18, 01:55 am (GMT +12) | 4.4 45 km | North Pacific Ocean, 65 km east of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT - 6 reports | Info | ||
| May 17, 09:25 pm (GMT +9) | 3.4 189 km |  58 km west of Kitami, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Thursday, May 16, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 16, 10:41 am (GMT +9) | 4.1 290 km | Japan Sea, 72 km north of Rumoi, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Wednesday, May 15, 2024 GMT (1 quake) | |||||
| May 15, 10:59 am (GMT +9) | 3.6 193 km | 33 km east of Asahikawa, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT IT | Info | ||
| Tuesday, May 14, 2024 GMT (2 quakes) | |||||
| May 15, 05:42 am (Kamchatka) | 3.9 60 km | Ust'-Kamchatskiy, 62 km northeast of Kljuchi, Ust-Kamchatsky District, Kamchatka, Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
| May 15, 03:02 am (Kamchatka) | 4.4 113 km | 45 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia I FELT IT | Info | ||
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Earthquake statistics
Average number of earthquakes
- Mag. 8 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)
- Mag. 7 or higher: 0.68 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)
- Mag. 6 or higher: 7 quakes per year
- Mag. 5 or higher: 56 quakes per year (or 4.7 quakes per month)
- Mag. 4 or higher: 435 quakes per year (or 36.3 quakes per month)
- Mag. 3 or higher: 563 quakes per year (or 47 quakes per month)
- Mag. 2 or higher: 681 quakes per year (or 57 quakes per month)
- Mag. 1 or higher: 2,400 quakes per year (or 6.7 quakes per day)
Number of earthquakes over time
Sea of Okhotsk Earthquake FAQ
+How frequent are earthquakes in or around the Sea of Okhotsk?
Sea of Okhotsk has a high level of seismic activity. Based on data from the past 14 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 675 quakes on average per year in or around the Sea of Okhotsk. Sea of Okhotsk has had at least 10 quakes above magnitude 8 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.
+How many earthquakes occur every year in or around the Sea of Okhotsk?
On average, Sea of Okhotsk has about 563 quakes of magnitude 3 or higher per year (Mag 4+: 435 quakes per year, Mag 5+: 56 quakes per year, Mag 6+: 7 quakes per year).
+When was the latest earthquake in or around the Sea of Okhotsk?
The last earthquake in or around the Sea of Okhotsk occurred 1 hour and 56 minutes ago and had a magnitude of 3.4:
A light magnitude 3.4 earthquake occurred in the North Pacific Ocean near Shikotan Island island, Russia, in the early morning of Tuesday, May 21, 2024 at 1.57 am local time (Asia/Magadan GMT +11). The quake had a shallow depth of 52 km (32 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
+How many quakes were there in or around the Sea of Okhotsk in the past 30 days?
In the past 30 days, the Sea of Okhotsk has had 29 quakes of magnitude 4.0 or above, 21 quakes between 3.0 and 4.0, and 19 quakes between 2.0 and 3.0.
+What was the strongest quake in or around the Sea of Okhotsk in the past 30 days?
The strongest earthquake in or around the Sea of Okhotsk in the past 30 days had a magnitude of 4.8 and occurred 19 hours ago:
A strong magnitude 4.8 earthquake occurred in the Sea of Okhotsk near Matua Island island, Russia, in the morning of Monday, May 20, 2024 at 8.50 am local time (Asia/Sakhalin GMT +11). The quake had a moderate depth of 144 km (90 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).
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