M4.6 earthquake Volcano Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck Volcano Islands, Japan region at Jan 20, 11:04 PM ET, 197 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.6 mb |
| Time | 21 Jan 2026, 04:04 UTC |
| Location | 24.732°, 141.329° – Volcano Islands, Japan region |
| Depth | 196.8 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000rr16 |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | May 14, 11:34 AM 155 d ago | 157 km | – |
| 4.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Oct 11, 8:53 PM 5 d ago | 200 km | – |
| 4.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Feb 19, 10:01 AM 239 d ago | 97 km | – |
| 4.6 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Sep 20, 7:23 AM 391 d ago | 148 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | May 11, 8:24 PM 158 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Mar 11, 4:05 PM 219 d ago | 177 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Jan 26, 5:37 AM 263 d ago | 129 km | – |
| 4.4 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Jan 12, 6:14 AM 277 d ago | 199 km | – |
| 4.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Oct 7, 1:59 PM 9 d ago | 249 km | – |
| 4.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Sep 20, 7:43 AM 26 d ago | 174 km | – |
| 4.3 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | Dec 7, 3:42 PM 313 d ago | 506 km | – |
| 4.2 | Volcano Islands, Japan region | May 29, 9:17 AM 140 d ago | 218 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the Volcano Islands, Japan region earthquake?
Magnitude 4.6 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 197 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.