4.0
Earthquake Details: Kuril Islands
Oct 5, 2026, 09:33:37
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands on Oct 5, 2026 at 09:33:37. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -60 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-60 km
Significance0
Latitude50.9500
Longitude157.4900
Event IDemsc:20261005_0000179
Magnitude4.0
Updated:Oct 5, 2026, 11:01:21 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 5, 2026, 21:33:37 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 5, 2026, 09:33:37 UTC
-60 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M5.8165 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.0179 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.1Offshore Eastern Kamchatka, RussiaBeforeM4.9136 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.0176 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.0171 km SE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.8121 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.0163 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM5.1182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.9264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaAfterM4.857 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaAfterM5.0Kuril IslandsAfter
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