Light Earthquakes (M4.0-4.9)

Light earthquakes — noticeable shaking, rarely cause damage. Average ~6,200 per year worldwide.

Top Countries for M4.0-4.9

Indonesia 36,968
Japan 21,699
US 17,753
Papua New Guinea 16,055
Chile 13,768
Philippines 13,754
Russia 12,015
Tonga 10,171
Mexico 9,641
New Zealand 7,609
Magnitude Location Date & Time Depth Alert
M 4.0 Pagan region, Northern Mariana Islands Jan 18, 2026 13:42 11.48 km
M 4.2 91 km NW of Rabaul, Papua New Guinea Jan 18, 2026 13:00 346.78 km
M 4.5 west of the Galapagos Islands Jan 18, 2026 12:55 10.00 km
M 4.5 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 18, 2026 12:48 10.00 km
M 4.6 171 km E of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 18, 2026 12:48 10.00 km
M 4.6 138 km SW of Sanana, Indonesia Jan 18, 2026 11:27 10.00 km
M 4.5 48 km WSW of Hihifo, Tonga Jan 18, 2026 11:05 121.38 km
M 4.4 37 km NNE of Yigo Village, Guam Jan 18, 2026 09:51 119.49 km
M 4.8 58 km SSE of Akkeshi, Japan Jan 18, 2026 09:46 35.00 km
M 4.6 43 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan Jan 18, 2026 08:47 7.17 km
M 4.6 Kuril Islands Jan 18, 2026 06:52 64.87 km
M 4.5 267 km W of Neiafu, Tonga Jan 18, 2026 05:16 9.47 km
M 4.4 39 km W of Bantogon, Philippines Jan 18, 2026 03:55 10.00 km
M 4.5 130 km ESE of Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 18, 2026 03:25 64.58 km
M 4.5 4 km ESE of Plan de Agua Prieta, Mexico Jan 18, 2026 03:12 188.12 km
M 4.3 287 km ESE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 18, 2026 03:01 10.00 km
M 4.2 34 km ESE of Skwentna, Alaska Jan 18, 2026 02:45 65.80 km Green
M 4.1 Izu Islands, Japan region Jan 18, 2026 02:14 442.87 km
M 4.4 101 km SE of Fayrōz Kōh, Afghanistan Jan 18, 2026 01:35 10.00 km
M 4.9 149 km W of Abepura, Indonesia Jan 18, 2026 01:15 37.44 km
M 4.7 96 km W of Port-Vila, Vanuatu Jan 17, 2026 23:21 10.00 km
M 4.0 58 km WNW of Sitka, Alaska Jan 17, 2026 21:45 2.40 km Green
M 4.3 62 km WSW of Langsa, Indonesia Jan 17, 2026 20:23 10.00 km
M 4.4 144 km WSW of Houma, Tonga Jan 17, 2026 18:49 237.22 km
M 4.4 Kermadec Islands region Jan 17, 2026 18:44 454.84 km
M 4.1 284 km WNW of Houma, Tonga Jan 17, 2026 17:43 527.60 km
M 4.4 44 km NE of Hualien City, Taiwan Jan 17, 2026 17:01 3.16 km
M 4.3 3 km ESE of Ichihara, Japan Jan 17, 2026 16:49 72.08 km
M 4.1 40 km W of Fereydūnshahr, Iran Jan 17, 2026 16:27 10.00 km
M 4.7 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Jan 17, 2026 16:25 10.00 km
M 4.2 87 km S of Tambolaka, Indonesia Jan 17, 2026 16:10 31.65 km
M 4.4 216 km S of Mata-Utu, Wallis and Futuna Jan 17, 2026 14:02 333.07 km
M 4.4 168 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines Jan 17, 2026 13:53 10.00 km
M 4.5 214 km SSW of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 17, 2026 11:44 58.56 km
M 4.3 9 km NNE of Kirishima, Japan Jan 17, 2026 08:37 10.00 km
M 4.6 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 17, 2026 08:04 113.56 km
M 4.3 south of the Kermadec Islands Jan 17, 2026 08:02 10.00 km
M 4.4 147 km ESE of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 17, 2026 07:22 35.00 km
M 4.9 74 km SW of Yonakuni, Japan Jan 17, 2026 04:18 17.54 km
M 4.9 Kermadec Islands, New Zealand Jan 17, 2026 03:34 180.25 km
M 4.3 Izu Islands, Japan region Jan 17, 2026 02:34 10.00 km
M 4.3 127 km NNE of Solnechnyy, Russia Jan 17, 2026 01:57 10.00 km
M 4.2 99 km SSW of La Barra de Colotepec, Mexico Jan 16, 2026 23:05 10.00 km
M 4.8 44 km SSW of Angoram, Papua New Guinea Jan 16, 2026 22:07 131.05 km
M 4.8 West Chile Rise Jan 16, 2026 21:38 10.00 km
M 4.0 89 km SE of Yantzaza, Ecuador Jan 16, 2026 21:15 10.00 km
M 4.9 West Chile Rise Jan 16, 2026 21:04 10.00 km
M 4.9 93 km ENE of ‘Ohonua, Tonga Jan 16, 2026 20:46 10.00 km
M 4.3 166 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 16, 2026 20:39 26.90 km
M 4.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region Jan 16, 2026 20:06 477.82 km