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Kuril Islands

4 hours ago

USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands on 19 Oct 2026, 21:43 UTC. The hypocentre was 102.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 7 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth: 102.1 km
Latitude: 48.45°N
Time: 21:43 UTC
Magnitude: M4.5

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.5

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 85 tonnes of TNT.

102.1 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

7 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 5.9.

4.9283 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia91 km away · 7 days ago 5.2101 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia215 km away · 8 days ago 4.6Kuril Islands36 km away · 13 days ago 5.9264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia86 km away · 13 days ago 4.6northwest of the Kuril Islands165 km away · 22 days ago 4.4259 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia232 km away · 22 days ago

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

205 km NW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu43 minutes ago

20 Oct 2026, 00:38 UTC · 10 km deep

52 km S of Kokopo, Papua New Guinea3 hours ago

19 Oct 2026, 22:42 UTC · 76.1 km deep

248 km SW of Tambolaka, Indonesia6 hours ago

19 Oct 2026, 19:16 UTC · 10 km deep

203 km WNW of Port-Olry, Vanuatu6 hours ago

19 Oct 2026, 18:55 UTC · 10 km deep

M4.5 earthquake — Kuril Islands · Quakewire