LIGHT EARTHQUAKE
43 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck 43 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia on 12 Nov 2026, 01:18 UTC. The hypocentre was 74.5 km below the surface — intermediate by seismological convention. 4 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.
- Depth
- 74.5 km
- Latitude
- 50.44°N
- Time
- 01:18 UTC
- Magnitude
- M4.8
intermediate
156.61°E longitude
12 Nov 2026
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EPICENTRE
MAGNITUDE 4.8
Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.
The scale is logarithmic: this released about 500 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 239 tonnes of TNT.
74.5 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
4 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.9.
OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES
12 Nov 2026, 04:07 UTC · 33 km deep
12 Nov 2026, 03:45 UTC · 121.6 km deep
12 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTC · 37 km deep
11 Nov 2026, 23:00 UTC · 10 km deep