Recent earthquakes and seismic activity

From two public seismic networks: the USGS (United States Geological Survey), whose data is in the public domain and gives authoritative global coverage, and EMSC (the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre), which adds finer detail for smaller quakes over Europe and Russia. The same quake reported by both is shown once.

It refreshes about once a minute. New events that appear since your last refresh pulse briefly on the map so you can spot them. Reported locations and magnitudes can be revised by the networks as more data arrives.

No. This is an informational map of quakes that have already been recorded — it is not an early-warning, alert or emergency service and must not be relied on for safety decisions. For warnings and guidance, follow your national geological survey and emergency authorities.

The size of each circle grows with magnitude, so stronger quakes look bigger. The colour shows focal depth: red and orange are shallow (which often shake the surface more), while blue tones are deep. The legend on the map shows the depth scale.

Yes. Russia is one of the most seismically active countries on Earth — Kamchatka, the Kuril Islands, the Baikal region, the Caucasus and Altai all appear. USGS covers the larger events and EMSC fills in smaller inland quakes, so the map is genuinely populated over Russia.