M5.1 quake in Volcano Islands, Japan region leads 14 notable earthquakes on 4 October 2026
Daily planet briefing
Quakes M2.5+
14
14 of any size
Strongest
M5.1
Volcano Islands, Japan region
Other hazards
37
Fires, storms, floods, eruptions
Peak Kp
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Geomagnetic activity
Earthquakes
Seismic networks reported 14 earthquakes in total, 14 of them magnitude 2.5 or above. That is quieter than the previous week's average of 20 a day.
The strongest was a magnitude 5.1 in Volcano Islands, Japan region, at a depth of 10 km.
Across the day, 4 quakes reached magnitude 5 or more, 14 quakes reached magnitude 4 or more.
- 5.1Volcano Islands, Japan region4 Oct 2026, 11:12 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.037 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia4 Oct 2026, 10:13 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.021 km ESE of Feke, Turkey4 Oct 2026, 11:43 UTC · 10 km deep
- 5.0295 km S of Burica, Panama4 Oct 2026, 14:06 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.921 km NE of Lae, Papua New Guinea4 Oct 2026, 01:38 UTC · 94 km deep
- 4.9South Sandwich Islands region4 Oct 2026, 01:47 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.843 km N of Ruteng, Indonesia4 Oct 2026, 10:52 UTC · 10 km deep
- 4.832 km SSE of Jurm, Afghanistan4 Oct 2026, 20:27 UTC · 249 km deep
Volcanoes, fires, storms and floods
New entries on the hazard record: 3 floods, 34 wildfires.
Sky & Space
5 asteroids passed Earth. The closest, (2026 TE8), came within 1.6 lunar distances and is 6 m across.