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M4.9 Earthquake near Kuril Islands

UTC time: 2026-09-20 23:25:29 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
SERBIA_RSZ

Kuril Islands

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Kuril Islands on September 20, 2026 at 23:25 UTC. 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 Seismological Survey of Serbia and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
98d797e2882a81a605b2292e094069e5b6d204c5
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2026-09-20 23:25:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
serbia_rsz
Coordinates
43.15000, 146.78000
Temperature
18.0°C

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

Tectonic context

Located on the Okhotsk Plate.
Near the boundary Okhotsk ↔ Pacific · about 60 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Raususan [Mendeleev]
    Distance: 125 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 882 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Tomariyama [Golovnin]
    Distance: 129 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 535 m ·Last eruption: 1848 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Chachadake [Tiatia]
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'772 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Berutarubesan [Berutarube]
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'221 m ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Ruruidake [Smirnov]
    Distance: 154 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'481 m ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Rausudake
    Distance: 169 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'660 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·Japan

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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