M5.1 earthquake Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan region at Apr 4, 10:18 PM ET, 10 km deep, moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings.
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| Magnitude | 5.1 mb |
| Time | 5 Apr 2026, 02:18 UTC |
| Location | 28.368°, 142.514° – Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000smq4 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.8 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | May 15, 7:20 AM 154 d ago | 47 km | – |
| 4.8 | Izu Islands, Japan region | May 5, 11:03 PM 164 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.8 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jan 31, 5:36 AM 258 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.7 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Apr 8, 2:48 AM 192 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | Izu Islands, Japan region | Oct 6, 12:28 AM 11 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | May 3, 3:07 AM 167 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Izu Islands, Japan region | May 1, 11:15 PM 168 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Feb 28, 3:42 AM 230 d ago | 33 km | – |
| 4.5 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Oct 24, 4:13 PM 357 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Aug 21, 11:08 AM 56 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jul 20, 2:44 PM 88 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jul 18, 10:41 AM 90 d ago | 35 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Bonin Islands, Japan region earthquake?
Magnitude 5.1 (mb), moderate – felt widely, some damage to weak buildings. Depth 10 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M4.7.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.