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4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

238 km ESE of Makarov, Russia

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 238 km ESE of Makarov, Russia on 21 Sept 2026, 01:57 UTC. The hypocentre was 495 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 2 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
495 km

deep

Latitude
48.09°N

145.89°E longitude

Time
01:57 UTC

21 Sept 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.

495 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

2 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — Makarov, Russia · Quakewire