An electromagnetic relay, comprising: a first contact pair including a first fixed contact part and a first movable contact part, and a second contact pair including a second fixed contact part and a second movable contact part, each fixed contact part (10a, 10b) including a fixed terminal and a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, and each movable contact part (20a, 20b) including a movable spring and a movable contact connected to the movable spring; an armature to which the movable contact part (20a, 20b) is connected; an electromagnet configured to move the armature; a magnet configured to stretch an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact, the magnet (50, 150) being disposed between the first contact pair and the second contact pair; characterized in that the relay further comprises: two pairs of a first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and a second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162), each pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) being configured to extinguish the stretched arc, wherein the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) are disposed apart from each other in a direction that is parallel to a direction in which an electric current flows through the fixed terminals; each fixed contact and each movable contact are disposed between the corresponding pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) a first contact pair including a first fixed contact part and a first movable contact part, and a second contact pair including a second fixed contact part and a second movable contact part, each fixed contact part (10a, 10b) including a fixed terminal and a fixed contact connected to the fixed terminal, and each movable contact part (20a, 20b) including a movable spring and a movable contact connected to the movable spring; an armature to which the movable contact part (20a, 20b) is connected; an electromagnet configured to move the armature; a magnet configured to stretch an arc generated between the fixed contact and the movable contact, the magnet (50, 150) being disposed between the first contact pair and the second contact pair; characterized in that the relay further comprises: two pairs of a first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and a second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162), each pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) being configured to extinguish the stretched arc, wherein the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) are disposed apart from each other in a direction that is parallel to a direction in which an electric current flows through the fixed terminals; each fixed contact and each movable contact are disposed between the corresponding pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) two pairs of a first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and a second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162), each pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) being configured to extinguish the stretched arc, wherein the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162) are disposed apart from each other in a direction that is parallel to a direction in which an electric current flows through the fixed terminals; each fixed contact and each movable contact are disposed between the corresponding pair of the first arc extinguishing plate (61, 161) and the second arc extinguishing plate (62, 162)