LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Volcano Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, Japan region on 27 Aug 2026, 08:09 UTC. The hypocentre was 31.9 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 31.9 km
- Latitude
- 24.23°N
- Time
- 08:09 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
shallow
142.66°E longitude
27 Aug 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
31.9 KM DEEP
Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
18 Sept 2026, 02:12 UTC · 36.3 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:29 UTC · 106 km deep
18 Sept 2026, 01:07 UTC · 53.9 km deep
17 Sept 2026, 22:11 UTC · 82.7 km deep