Magnitude 5.5 earthquake reported in Volcano Islands region
A magnitude 5.5 earthquake was recorded in the Volcano Islands region of Japan on 4 October 2026 at a depth of 10 kilometres. The event occurred at 11:12 UTC, according to initial monitoring data. It is not currently known whether the tremor caused damage or affected nearby populations.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Magnitude 5.5 earthquake reported in Volcano Islands region. 2026-10-04T11:57:56.360Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:4583. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-04/green-earthquake-magnitude-5-5m-depth-10km-in-volcano-islands-895775b4
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