LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
161 km N of Caluula, Somalia
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 161 km N of Caluula, Somalia on 15 Sept 2026, 23:46 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 13.43°N
- Time
- 23:46 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.7
shallow
50.76°E longitude
15 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.7
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 350 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 169 tonnes of TNT.
10 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
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
01 Nov 2026, 08:20 UTC · 118.8 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 07:37 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 07:00 UTC · 10 km deep
01 Nov 2026, 06:26 UTC · 10 km deep