M7.0 earthquake – Bonin Islands, Japan region
A magnitude 7.0 earthquake struck in the Bonin Islands, Japan region at 02:09 UTC on 24 Oct 2026, at a depth of 473 km, according to USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: USGS · updated 2026-10-25 02:26 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 7.0major
Mi magnitude (Mi) - Depth
- 473 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-24 02:09:00 UTC
- Epicentre
- 28.000° N, 139.900° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| No towns within 400 km. This is a remote area. | ||
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 996 km.
Every agency's solution
Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses USGS · PT.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| USGS · PTheadlinePacific Tsunami Warning Center via U.S. Geological Survey | 7.0 Mi | 473 km | 28.00° N, 139.90° E | – | Automatic |
How big was it?
Can cause serious damage over large areas. Roughly 15 such earthquakes occur worldwide each year.
It released roughly the energy of 477 kt of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 473 km this was a deep earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M7.0 releases about 32× the energy of M6.0, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 477 kt of TNT vs 15 kt of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M6.0. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
3 later earthquakes within 300 km; the largest was M7.0 3 h ago. 2 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M7.0
3 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 24.02 | 7.0 | 470 |
| 24.46 | 4.8 | 499 |
| 24.65 | 4.2 | 500 |
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id pt26297050. First recorded here 25 Oct 2026, 02:55:58 UTC. Solutions: USGS · PT (usgs:pt26297050). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M7.0 earthquake – Bonin Islands, Japan region”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/pt26297050-m7-0-earthquake-bonin-islands-japan-region, data from USGS.
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