288 km SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan

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USGS

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 288 km SSE of Muroto-misakicho, Japan on 02 Nov 2026, 01:54 UTC. The hypocentre was 510.1 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention.

Depth: 510.1 km
Latitude: 30.84°N
Time: 01:54 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.

510.1 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.