M4.5 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands at Oct 5, 12:16 AM ET, 35 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 5 Oct 2026, 04:16 UTC |
| Location | 45.953°, 151.868° – Kuril Islands |
| Depth | 35.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us6000tzm7 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Kuril Islands | Apr 18, 12:40 AM 182 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.1 | Kuril Islands | Aug 17, 5:36 PM 60 d ago | 86 km | – |
| 5.1 | 282 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Oct 3, 11:16 AM 378 d ago | 39 km | – |
| 5.0 | 241 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Apr 17, 8:28 PM 182 d ago | 38 km | – |
| 5.0 | Kuril Islands | Mar 16, 11:24 PM 214 d ago | 43 km | – |
| 4.7 | 251 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Apr 19, 5:03 AM 180 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | Jun 3, 9:51 PM 135 d ago | 62 km | – |
| 4.5 | 264 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Jun 29, 6:24 PM 109 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.5 | 283 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Jun 29, 6:06 PM 109 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kuril Islands | Jan 21, 3:57 AM 268 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.5 | 232 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Nov 15, 8:31 AM 335 d ago | 59 km | – |
| 4.5 | 246 km E of Kuril’sk, Russia | Oct 18, 12:31 PM 363 d ago | 65 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Kuril Islands earthquake?
Magnitude 4.5 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 35 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
No earthquakes within 100 km have followed so far in our records.
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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.