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M4.8 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2026-04-19 18:20:26 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

On April 19, 2026 at 18:20 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Kuril Islands. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
3d073d8d3b02fddf322eb793b0690a75f872a15e
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-04-19 18:20:26 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
44.72000, 149.54000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Moyorodake [Medvezhia]
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'124 m ·Last eruption: 1999 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Ivao Group
    Distance: 116 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 1'426 m ·Russia
  • Sashiusudake [Baransky]
    Distance: 127 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'128 m ·Last eruption: 1951 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Odamoisan [Tebenkov]
    Distance: 132 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'208 m ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Etorofu-Yakeyama [Grozny Group]
    Distance: 135 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'147 m ·Last eruption: 2013 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Chirippusan [Chirip]
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'587 m ·Last eruption: 1860 ·Japan - administered by Russia

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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