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M 4.6 - 131 km SE of Itoman, Japan

USGS · Every measurement below belongs to the selected record.

Captured 2026-09-30 21:59:41 UTC

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Magnitude

M 4.6

Scale: mb

Depth

10 km

operator assigned

Reported by people

Not published

Number of felt reports

USGS review

reviewed

Review does not imply final measurements

What the record tells us

USGS reports a magnitude 4.6 earthquake in 131 km SE of Itoman, Japan, at a depth of 10 km.

Detailed source data captured 2026-09-30 21:59:41 UTC.

Measurements & confidence

Event time (UTC)
2026-09-30 21:11:57.694 UTC
Source updated (UTC)
2026-09-30 21:53:25.040 UTC
Location
25.217°, 128.508°
Stations used for location
40
Horizontal error
8.61 km
Depth error
1.884 km
Magnitude error
0.082

Errors are the source’s reported uncertainty estimates, not guaranteed bounds. A depth marked “operator assigned” was fixed during analysis.

Shaking & impact

Instrumental intensity
Not published
Felt-report intensity
Not published
PAGER impact alert
Not published

No published assessment does not mean no shaking or no impact. A magnitude value alone cannot establish damage or a tsunami warning.

Shaking map · not in this captured record
PAGER impact assessment · not in this captured record
Did You Feel It? reports · not in this captured record
Fault-motion solution · not in this captured record

Nearby seismic activity

Within 500 km · M2.5+ · seven days before the event through the latest query, up to seven days after

1 nearby records

Query window: 2026-09-23 21:11:57 to 2026-09-30 21:59:41 UTC. This is spatial proximity, not an identified aftershock sequence.

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The record as it develops

This timeline begins when our journal started capturing details. It is not a complete USGS revision history.

  1. Captured 2026-09-30 21:59:41 UTC

    First detailed capture · M4.6 · 10 km deep · 1 nearby records

    Source updated 2026-09-30 21:53:25 UTC

Magnitude is not shaking

Magnitude describes the earthquake’s size. The shaking experienced at a place depends on distance, depth, local ground conditions and the rupture.

Depth needs context

A reported depth describes the location of the earthquake underground. Some solutions use an assigned depth; uncertainty and review status matter.

Nearby does not mean aftershock

Our regional search finds events by distance and time. Establishing an aftershock sequence requires seismological assessment.

Read the original USGS record ↗

This is a source-linked archive. Source measurements and assessments can change. An archived bulletin is not evidence that a warning is currently active.

In the daily journal

30 September 2026 ↗

SOURCE ID usgs:us6000tym9