M 5.3 earthquake – Bonin Islands, Japan region
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Local time: Oct 26, 2026 · 07:14 (UTC+9)
ModerateDeep · 485 km
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- Magnitude
- 5.3moment magnitude (mww)
- Depth
- 485 kmDeep earthquake
- Epicenter
- 27.857, 139.692728 km from Kushimoto
- Energy released
- 1.3 kilotons of TNTless than one Hiroshima bomb
- Felt reports
- —"Did You Feel It?" responses
- Shaking intensity
- —not estimated
- Aftershocks
- 1M2.5+ within 30 km, up to 60 days
- Significance
- 432USGS score, 0–1,000+
Not rare around here
An earthquake at least as strong struck within 300 km on Oct 25, 2026.
How strong was it?
Moderate earthquake. It released 1.3 kilotons of TNT, 2.8 times the energy of a magnitude 5.0. Bars use the magnitude scale: every step is about 32 times more energy.
Aftershocks
1 earthquakes of M2.5+ within 30 km in the 60 days after.
The strongest earthquakes within 300 km
Since 1900, around Japan.
- 7.8 Bonin Islands, Japan region May 30, 2015
- 7.4 Bonin Islands, Japan region Aug 6, 2000
- 7.4 Izu Islands, Japan region Mar 6, 1984
- 7.3 Bonin Islands, Japan region Oct 7, 1968
- 7.1 Bonin Islands, Japan region May 27, 1970
- 7.1 Bonin Islands, Japan region Aug 20, 1998
- 7.1 west of the Bonin Islands, Japan Jul 4, 1982
- 7.1 Bonin Islands, Japan region Jul 11, 1951
In the week before
Earthquakes within 30 km in the 7 days before this one: possible foreshocks.