LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
northwest of the Kuril Islands
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck northwest of the Kuril Islands on 28 Sept 2026, 04:42 UTC. The hypocentre was 258.7 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 258.7 km
- Latitude
- 49.03°N
- Time
- 04:42 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
151.57°E longitude
28 Sept 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.6
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 250 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 120 tonnes of TNT.
258.7 KM DEEP
At this depth the energy spreads before it reaches the surface. Shaking is usually weaker than a shallow earthquake of the same size, but it can be felt across a wider area.
NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS
1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
28 Sept 2026, 05:45 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 05:42 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 05:28 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Sept 2026, 04:41 UTC · 35 km deep