4.0
Earthquake Details: east of Kuril Islands
Oct 5, 2026, 23:46:38
A magnitude 4.0 earthquake occurred near east of Kuril Islands on Oct 5, 2026 at 23:46:38. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of -40 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth-40 km
Significance0
Latitude48.6700
Longitude156.0600
Event IDemsc:20261005_0000417
Magnitude4.0
Updated:Oct 6, 2026, 06:44:13 UTC
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Oct 6, 2026, 11:46:38 GMT+12
- UTC
- Oct 5, 2026, 23:46:38 UTC
-40 km · Shallow-focus
Less than 70 km deep. Shaking is often stronger near the epicentre.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.7153 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.6174 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.8121 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM4.7off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM5.0163 km SE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatskiy, RussiaBeforeM4.7near the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM4.6off the east coast of KamchatkaBeforeM5.1182 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, RussiaBeforeM5.9264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, RussiaAfterM5.0Kuril IslandsAfterM4.6Kuril IslandsAfterM4.7off the east coast of KamchatkaAfter
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