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 4.4 109 km E of Shikotan, Russia Jan 2, 2026 23:09 36.82 km
M 4.1 13 km NE of Norak, Tajikistan Jan 2, 2026 23:02 10.00 km
M 4.1 10 km NE of Yedisu, Turkey Jan 2, 2026 22:56 10.00 km
M 4.2 94 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia Jan 2, 2026 22:25 39.41 km
M 4.6 64 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Jan 2, 2026 22:18 70.07 km
M 4.4 45 km WSW of La Quiaca, Argentina Jan 2, 2026 22:03 271.44 km
M 4.1 9 km SSE of Palora, Ecuador Jan 2, 2026 20:59 165.07 km
M 4.4 135 km SE of Bitung, Indonesia Jan 2, 2026 20:24 51.23 km
M 4.7 154 km NNE of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 2, 2026 20:03 25.50 km
M 4.3 111 km S of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 2, 2026 20:00 77.52 km
M 4.4 166 km NNW of Houma, Tonga Jan 2, 2026 19:43 291.29 km
M 4.1 18 km SSW of Diego de Almagro, Chile Jan 2, 2026 19:30 75.21 km
M 4.0 30 km SSE of Camiña, Chile Jan 2, 2026 18:49 105.02 km
M 4.9 127 km WNW of Tual, Indonesia Jan 2, 2026 18:29 51.46 km
M 4.3 88 km SSE of Kuqa, China Jan 2, 2026 18:29 10.20 km
M 4.5 2 km N of San Marcos, Mexico Jan 2, 2026 17:00 10.00 km
M 4.2 Fiji region Jan 2, 2026 16:01 590.72 km
M 4.6 8 km SE of San Marcos, Mexico Jan 2, 2026 15:37 10.00 km
M 4.3 10 km SSW of San Marcos, Mexico Jan 2, 2026 15:34 10.00 km
M 4.4 47 km SE of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Jan 2, 2026 15:17 79.85 km
M 4.3 7 km NE of El Cortés, Mexico Jan 2, 2026 14:17 10.00 km
M 4.2 47 km S of Kimbe, Papua New Guinea Jan 2, 2026 08:45 45.79 km
M 4.6 southern East Pacific Rise Jan 2, 2026 07:56 10.00 km
M 4.4 Mid-Indian Ridge Jan 2, 2026 07:45 10.00 km
M 4.1 8 km SSE of El Tránsito, El Salvador Jan 2, 2026 06:28 83.05 km
M 4.6 southern Mid-Atlantic Ridge Jan 2, 2026 06:05 10.00 km
M 4.3 South Sandwich Islands region Jan 2, 2026 05:01 39.44 km
M 4.5 59 km SW of Masachapa, Nicaragua Jan 2, 2026 01:30 54.15 km
M 4.5 17 km W of Chonchi, Chile Jan 2, 2026 00:28 47.70 km
M 4.2 132 km W of San Juan, Peru Jan 1, 2026 23:30 10.00 km
M 4.8 133 km ESE of Yigo Village, Guam Jan 1, 2026 23:27 10.00 km
M 4.7 57 km SSW of Ollagüe, Chile Jan 1, 2026 22:49 131.53 km
M 4.5 278 km N of Saipan, Northern Mariana Islands Jan 1, 2026 22:13 120.33 km
M 4.5 166 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 1, 2026 20:09 35.00 km
M 4.4 86 km NW of Tobelo, Indonesia Jan 1, 2026 19:35 106.39 km
M 4.7 247 km NE of Xilin Hot, China Jan 1, 2026 19:26 9.40 km
M 4.2 122 km ESE of Ozernovskiy, Russia Jan 1, 2026 16:50 56.27 km
M 4.5 135 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia Jan 1, 2026 16:21 37.78 km
M 4.2 13 km SW of Wassamu, Japan Jan 1, 2026 15:56 190.08 km
M 4.6 72 km ESE of Lakatoro, Vanuatu Jan 1, 2026 15:30 185.01 km
M 4.4 136 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 1, 2026 15:16 82.22 km
M 4.7 223 km N of Kilmia, Yemen Jan 1, 2026 14:16 10.00 km
M 4.7 194 km NW of Qalansīyah, Yemen Jan 1, 2026 14:02 10.00 km
M 4.0 17 km ESE of Lota, Chile Jan 1, 2026 13:25 42.14 km
M 4.3 109 km E of Miyako, Japan Jan 1, 2026 12:46 44.37 km
M 4.6 26 km NE of La Villa del Rosario, Venezuela Jan 1, 2026 12:37 25.47 km
M 4.0 92 km E of Ust’-Kamchatsk Staryy, Russia Jan 1, 2026 12:06 62.34 km
M 4.0 282 km NW of Ozernovskiy, Russia Jan 1, 2026 11:42 480.47 km
M 4.1 9 km ESE of Bāsawul, Afghanistan Jan 1, 2026 10:16 10.00 km
M 4.2 180 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Jan 1, 2026 10:04 58.85 km