In the midst of the New Year's holidays, an earthquake occurred in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
An earthquake struck Sverdlovsk Oblast amid the New Year holidays
January 6, 2026 — An earthquake was recorded in Sverdlovsk Oblast. The underground tremors occurred on the night of January 1 in the northern part of the region, but they were registered by instruments only after some time.
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According to the Kazakhstan National Data Center, the epicenter was in Serovsky District — near the villages of Mezhevaya, Krasny Yar and Andrianovichi. The magnitude of the earthquake was 3.8. On the Richter scale such tremors are considered weak and are generally felt only in the vicinity of the epicenter. A similar event occurred in November last year.
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In the midst of the New Year's holidays, an earthquake occurred in Sverdlovsk Oblast.
An earthquake was recorded in Sverdlovsk Oblast. The tremors occurred on the night of January 1 in the northern part of the region, but they were detected by instruments only some time later.
