M4.5 earthquake Kuril Islands
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck Kuril Islands at Jan 21, 3:57 AM ET, 10 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 21 Jan 2026, 08:57 UTC |
| Location | 46.120°, 153.046° – Kuril Islands |
| Depth | 10.0 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000rr2d |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | Kuril Islands · PAGER green | Feb 22, 2:25 AM 237 d ago | 12 km | 1 report |
| 5.1 | Kuril Islands | Apr 2, 10:10 PM 197 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 5.0 | Kuril Islands | Mar 16, 11:24 PM 214 d ago | 43 km | – |
| 5.0 | Kuril Islands | Oct 20, 6:30 PM 361 d ago | 10 km | – |
| 4.9 | Kuril Islands | Mar 14, 2:32 PM 216 d ago | 28 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | Jun 3, 9:51 PM 135 d ago | 62 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | May 4, 6:02 AM 165 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | Feb 22, 4:36 AM 236 d ago | 29 km | – |
| 4.6 | Kuril Islands | Oct 2, 10:20 PM 379 d ago | 47 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kuril Islands | Oct 5, 12:16 AM 12 d ago | 35 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kuril Islands | Aug 8, 11:33 AM 69 d ago | 32 km | – |
| 4.5 | Kuril Islands | Feb 23, 2:12 PM 235 d ago | 10 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 10 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.