M4.9 earthquake Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck Bonin Islands, Japan region at Jan 5, 11:31 PM ET, 76 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
Share
| Magnitude | 4.9 mb |
| Time | 6 Jan 2026, 04:31 UTC |
| Location | 27.615°, 141.595° – Bonin Islands, Japan region |
| Depth | 76.4 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000rmrl |
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 | – |
| 4.7 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Dec 14, 1:50 AM 307 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.6 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Feb 6, 9:05 AM 252 d ago | 52 km | – |
| 4.6 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jan 27, 10:27 PM 262 d ago | 50 km | – |
| 4.5 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Feb 28, 3:42 AM 231 d ago | 33 km | – |
| 4.4 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Feb 23, 11:04 AM 235 d ago | 24 km | – |
| 4.3 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Jun 25, 1:12 AM 114 d ago | 161 km | – |
| 4.0 | Bonin Islands, Japan region | Mar 19, 4:46 AM 212 d ago | 33 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Bonin Islands, Japan region earthquake?
Magnitude 4.9 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 76 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.
More
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.