LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan region on 04 Nov 2026, 02:40 UTC. The hypocentre was 429.4 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 5 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 429.4 km
- Latitude
- 27.08°N
- Time
- 02:40 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.2
deep
140.29°E longitude
04 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.2
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 63 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 30 tonnes of TNT.
429.4 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
5 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.5.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
07 Nov 2026, 23:27 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:25 UTC · 607 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 23:17 UTC · 10 km deep
07 Nov 2026, 20:55 UTC · 136.7 km deep