LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
28 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 28 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan on 22 Aug 2026, 02:35 UTC. The hypocentre was 97 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 97 km
- Latitude
- 42.44°N
- Time
- 02:35 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.3
intermediate
142.69°E longitude
22 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.3
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 43 tonnes of TNT.
97 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.1.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
02 Nov 2026, 05:19 UTC · 87.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:45 UTC · 10 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 04:28 UTC · 580.9 km deep
02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC · 510.1 km deep