Is Magadan safe? Russia travel risk
Is Magadan safe right now? Checked 22 October 2026
Magadan scores 75/100 on our travel risk index (Extreme). The US State Department rates Russia Level 4 (Do Not Travel, updated 29 Dec 2025); the UK FCDO advises against all travel to the whole country (updated 18 Sep 2026); Canada says: avoid all travel. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Magadan scores 75/100 (Extreme). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Russia (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Magadan: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: The US State Department and Government of Canada and UK FCDO advise against all travel here, so the score is held at 75 or higher.
A score of 75 is higher than 92% of the cities we score.
Consult the Russia travel risk page for nationwide security advisories, entry protocols, and consular warnings.
Location & Spatial Data
In the Magadanskaya Oblast’ territory, Magadan is established at 59.5667° N, 150.8000° E. It lies 5,903.8 km NW relative to Moscow. Time zone observed: Asia/Magadan.
Magadanskaya Oblast’
59.5667° N, 150.8000° E
71 m
Asia/Magadan
89,193
Transit Links & Medical Facilities
Proximate Regional Communities (Russia)
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wildfires | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most wildfire events within 100 km of Magadan happened in June and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
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