MODERATE EARTHQUAKE
Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan region on 25 Oct 2026, 22:14 UTC. The hypocentre was 485.1 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 485.1 km
- Latitude
- 27.84°N
- Time
- 22:14 UTC
- Magnitude
- M5.3
deep
139.68°E longitude
25 Oct 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 5.3
Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 89 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 1 thousand tonnes of TNT.
485.1 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
4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
25 Oct 2026, 22:16 UTC · 482.2 km deep
25 Oct 2026, 22:01 UTC · 10 km deep
25 Oct 2026, 20:30 UTC · 10 km deep
25 Oct 2026, 19:26 UTC · 127 km deep