LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
16 km SSW of Vardane, Russia
A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 16 km SSW of Vardane, Russia on 25 Sept 2026, 02:42 UTC. The hypocentre was 10 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. The figures have been revised 1 time since the first report. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 10 km
- Latitude
- 43.60°N
- Time
- 02:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.1
shallow
39.46°E longitude
25 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
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.
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 4.2.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
25 Sept 2026, 04:27 UTC · 10 km deep
25 Sept 2026, 04:26 UTC · 45.9 km deep
24 Sept 2026, 23:30 UTC · 53.6 km deep
24 Sept 2026, 18:00 UTC · 94 km deep