LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
17 km N of Kushiro, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 17 km N of Kushiro, Japan on 28 Oct 2026, 23:13 UTC. The hypocentre was 130.1 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 3 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 130.1 km
- Latitude
- 43.13°N
- Time
- 23:13 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.6
intermediate
144.37°E longitude
28 Oct 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.
130.1 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
3 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.8.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
29 Oct 2026, 00:08 UTC · 10 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 22:06 UTC · 160 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 19:56 UTC · 35 km deep
28 Oct 2026, 19:45 UTC · 10 km deep