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4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

161 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 161 km NNW of Kuril’sk, Russia on 29 Aug 2026, 01:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 309 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
309 km

deep

Latitude
46.60°N

147.18°E longitude

Time
01:46 UTC

29 Aug 2026

Magnitude
M4.1

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.1

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.

309 KM DEEP

Deep earthquakes rarely cause damage. The energy dissipates over hundreds of kilometres before reaching the surface, though it can still be felt far from the epicentre.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.6.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — Kuril’sk, Russia · Quakewire