U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.5 - Volcano Islands, Japan region
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - I Time 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC at epicenter Location 22.829 N 144.673 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
M 5.5 - Volcano Islands, Japan region
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M 5.5 - Volcano Islands, Japan region
https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tzid
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U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.6 - Kuril Islands
Time 2026-10-07 01:39:05 UTC 2026-10-07 01:39:05 UTC at epicenter Location 48.185 N 153.370 E Depth 108.74 km (67.57 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.7 - Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
Time 2026-10-06 22:12:46 UTC 2026-10-06 22:12:46 UTC at epicenter Location 29.872 S 177.619 W Depth 71.25 km (44.27 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.5 - 37 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan
Time 2026-10-07 00:22:41 UTC 2026-10-07 00:22:41 UTC at epicenter Location 36.950 N 141.280 E Depth 52.67 km (32.73 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.9 - South Sandwich Islands region
Time 2026-10-07 04:39:26 UTC 2026-10-07 04:39:26 UTC at epicenter Location 55.674 S 30.029 W Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.5 - Kermadec Islands region
Time 2026-10-06 13:26:22 UTC 2026-10-06 13:26:22 UTC at epicenter Location 30.857 S 178.767 E Depth 537.89 km (334.23 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 4.7 - Chagos Archipelago region
Time 2026-10-06 15:12:09 UTC 2026-10-06 15:12:09 UTC at epicenter Location 6.686 S 72.295 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.9 - 264 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - IV Time 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC 2026-10-06 16:48:21 UTC at epicenter Location 48.455 N 154.809 E Depth 26.05 km (16.18 mi)
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS)
M 5.1 - 34 km NNW of Bāgeshwar, India
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - V DYFI? - V Time 2026-10-06 16:53:11 UTC 2026-10-06 16:53:11 UTC at epicenter Location 30.117 N 79.615 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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- First on desk · 10/4/2026, 10:00:13 PMM 5.5 - Volcano Islands, Japan regionOriginal link
- Update · 10/5/2026, 10:00:54 AMM 4.9 - Volcano Islands, Japan regionOriginal link
- Update · 10/6/2026, 10:00:23 AMM 4.6 - Izu Islands, Japan regionOriginal link
U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) reports the following. ENC is republishing it as an attributed briefing, not as independently confirmed fact. If this item is false or incomplete, the responsibility sits with U.S. Geological Survey (USGS), which released it.
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - I Time 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC at epicenter Location 22.829 N 144.673 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
Original link: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us6000tzid
Supporting passage from source
PAGER - GREEN ShakeMap - I Time 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC 2026-10-04 11:12:48 UTC at epicenter Location 22.829 N 144.673 E Depth 10.00 km (6.21 mi)
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