M4.8 earthquake Volcano Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 4.8 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, Japan region at Apr 16, 1:19 PM ET, 10 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.8 mb |
| Time | 16 Apr 2026, 17:19 UTC |
| Location | 24.084°, 143.065° – Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000sqla |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region · PAGER green | Aug 15, 3:32 PM 62 d ago | 30 km | – |
| 5.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 27, 1:44 AM 51 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 5.0 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Jan 25, 5:02 PM 264 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Sep 27, 6:28 AM 384 d ago | 58 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Sep 22, 2:53 AM 25 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 27, 1:47 AM 51 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 1, 3:40 AM 77 d ago | 54 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 1, 2:01 AM 77 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Jul 16, 9:20 AM 92 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Apr 24, 1:58 AM 176 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 27, 3:22 AM 51 d ago | 24 km | – |
| 4.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Aug 27, 4:09 AM 51 d ago | 32 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Volcano Islands, Japan region earthquake?
Magnitude 4.8 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. 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 M4.4.
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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.