Russia

Brief · 19 September 2026

This is the most recent brief; none has been generated since 19 September 2026. The event list below is current.

The past week in Russia was dominated by an M4.7 earthquake that struck on 17 September, exposing an estimated 228,026 people to shaking, per NEIC and GDACS data. Multiple additional earthquakes and numerous wildfires were also recorded across the country, alongside ongoing volcanic and drought activity.

Earthquake An M4.7 earthquake struck Russia on 17 September at a depth of 57 km, with an estimated 228,026 people exposed to shaking, according to NEIC and GDACS. Other earthquakes recorded this week included an M4.5 event exposing 1,516 people, an M4.2 quake near Gostagayevskaya with three felt reports, and an M4.8 event 268 km north-northwest of Kuril'sk at a depth of 394 km.

Wildfire Several wildfires were detected across Russia this week, with total fire radiative power ranging from about 1,535 MW to 5,756 MW according to NASA satellite observations. One wildfire first tracked on 13 September has continued with a steady trend and no change in output over 48 hours.

Volcano Krasheninnikov and Sheveluch remain in continuing eruptions at green alert level, while Klyuchevskoy has entered a new eruptive phase, with an orange alert level issued.

Drought A drought affecting China, Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia has impacted an area of over one million square kilometres, ongoing since late July.

• Klyuchevskoy volcano in Russia entered a new eruptive phase this week, with an orange alert level issued as of 18 September.

Summarised from Hazardly's tracked events for the seven days to 19 September 2026 · no external sources. Generated by claude-sonnet-5 at 19 Sept, 20:42 UTC, not reviewed by a person before publication. Outbreak lines name the disease and country only; WHO's bulletin text is on each outbreak's event page.