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4.1MAG

LIGHT EARTHQUAKE

southeast of Shikoku, Japan

USGS

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck southeast of Shikoku, Japan on 14 Nov 2026, 07:24 UTC. The hypocentre was 506.9 km below the surface — deep by seismological convention. 1 other earthquake above our reporting threshold has been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
506.9 km

deep

Latitude
30.08°N

136.95°E longitude

Time
07:24 UTC

14 Nov 2026

Magnitude
M4.1

mb

EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 4.1

Noticeable shaking of indoor objects. Damage is unlikely.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 45 times the energy of a magnitude 3.0, roughly the energy of 21 tonnes of TNT.

506.9 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

1 earthquake above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 4.5.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M4.1 earthquake — southeast of Shikoku, Japan · Quakewire