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 36,967
Japan 21,699
US 17,753
Papua New Guinea 16,054
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 80 km E of Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, Russia Feb 17, 2026 08:54 72.90 km
M 4.5 166 km S of Severo-Kuril’sk, Russia Feb 17, 2026 08:09 50.99 km
M 4.4 141 km S of Honchō, Japan Feb 17, 2026 08:04 10.00 km
M 4.4 south of the Fiji Islands Feb 17, 2026 07:38 517.59 km
M 4.3 160 km SSE of Kuril’sk, Russia Feb 17, 2026 07:25 10.00 km
M 4.5 21 km NNW of Ajigasawa, Japan Feb 17, 2026 02:30 160.13 km
M 4.2 24 km SW of Ovalle, Chile Feb 17, 2026 01:21 45.31 km
M 4.4 240 km NNW of Tobelo, Indonesia Feb 17, 2026 00:34 35.00 km
M 4.6 15 km E of Levídion, Greece Feb 16, 2026 22:57 65.80 km
M 4.4 97 km W of Yenangyaung, Burma (Myanmar) Feb 16, 2026 22:50 41.07 km
M 4.2 38 km E of La Tirana, Chile Feb 16, 2026 22:34 114.48 km
M 4.5 Mid-Indian Ridge Feb 16, 2026 22:08 10.00 km
M 4.7 western Indian-Antarctic Ridge Feb 16, 2026 21:35 10.00 km
M 4.8 29 km NNW of Calama, Chile Feb 16, 2026 21:24 102.16 km
M 4.3 Fiji region Feb 16, 2026 19:32 585.05 km
M 4.2 31 km ESE of Yilan, Taiwan Feb 16, 2026 18:23 67.30 km
M 4.2 86 km NE of Sabang Indan, Philippines Feb 16, 2026 18:01 35.00 km
M 4.4 91 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan Feb 16, 2026 17:52 55.19 km
M 4.1 16 km W of Mohr, Iran Feb 16, 2026 13:32 10.00 km
M 4.2 186 km WSW of Riverton, New Zealand Feb 16, 2026 13:16 10.00 km
M 4.9 22 km W of Dompu, Indonesia Feb 16, 2026 11:42 133.66 km
M 4.4 Banda Sea Feb 16, 2026 10:07 133.87 km
M 4.4 35 km SW of Ovalle, Chile Feb 16, 2026 09:19 46.29 km
M 4.6 40 km WNW of Raumati Beach, New Zealand Feb 16, 2026 08:04 78.91 km
M 4.6 70 km NNE of Lae, Papua New Guinea Feb 16, 2026 07:36 63.42 km
M 4.4 195 km W of Riverton, New Zealand Feb 16, 2026 07:19 10.00 km
M 4.6 138 km NNW of Tumxuk, China Feb 16, 2026 07:14 10.00 km
M 4.6 51 km ENE of Noda, Japan Feb 16, 2026 04:59 51.67 km
M 4.8 18 km WSW of Calongbuyan, Philippines Feb 16, 2026 01:36 52.54 km
M 4.7 29 km SSW of San Alejandro, Peru Feb 16, 2026 00:53 10.00 km
M 4.0 196 km S of Nikolski, Alaska Feb 16, 2026 00:15 33.15 km
M 4.3 2 km WNW of Turrillas, Spain Feb 15, 2026 23:55 6.51 km
M 4.5 70 km SE of Ambunti, Papua New Guinea Feb 15, 2026 23:10 90.24 km
M 4.2 195 km S of Nikolski, Alaska Feb 15, 2026 23:05 10.00 km
M 4.1 200 km S of Nikolski, Alaska Feb 15, 2026 22:52 10.00 km
M 4.1 261 km WNW of Houma, Tonga Feb 15, 2026 22:36 610.06 km
M 4.4 80 km NNW of Isangel, Vanuatu Feb 15, 2026 21:34 229.08 km
M 4.1 Kuril Islands Feb 15, 2026 20:13 68.89 km
M 4.6 23 km WNW of Metahāra, Ethiopia Feb 15, 2026 19:39 10.00 km
M 4.3 190 km S of Nikolski, Alaska Feb 15, 2026 18:28 10.00 km
M 4.1 285 km N of Tobelo, Indonesia Feb 15, 2026 17:57 35.00 km
M 4.9 266 km SSW of Tambolaka, Indonesia Feb 15, 2026 13:44 10.00 km
M 4.4 14 km S of Abepura, Indonesia Feb 15, 2026 12:46 10.00 km
M 4.7 177 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Feb 15, 2026 12:24 36.51 km
M 4.6 65 km W of Ollagüe, Chile Feb 15, 2026 10:18 120.27 km
M 4.1 167 km SSE of Vilyuchinsk, Russia Feb 15, 2026 09:37 32.02 km
M 4.2 78 km W of Pedernales, Ecuador Feb 15, 2026 09:37 10.00 km
M 4.2 54 km SSE of Palca, Peru Feb 15, 2026 09:14 112.54 km
M 4.5 92 km NNW of Lae, Papua New Guinea Feb 15, 2026 08:53 49.55 km
M 4.3 77 km E of Tomioka, Japan Feb 15, 2026 08:28 52.75 km