Is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk safe? Russia travel risk
Is Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk safe right now? Checked 22 October 2026
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 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.
Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk 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 Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk: 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.
Local Geographic Profile
In the Sakhalinskaya Oblast’ territory, Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk is established at 46.9667° N, 142.7333° E. It lies 6,641.7 km NW relative to Moscow. Time zone observed: Asia/Sakhalin.
Sakhalinskaya Oblast’
46.9667° N, 142.7333° E
48 m
Asia/Sakhalin
180,085
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
Most earthquake events within 100 km of Yuzhno-Sakhalinsk happened in June and July (2 of 2 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 2 Jul 2022 (128 km away) — USGS details
- Most recent: M5.6 on 23 Jun 2023 (132 km away) — USGS details
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