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The Japan Meteorological Agency reported a magnitude 5.5 earthquake in the northeast of Chiba Prefecture. The hypocenter was at a depth of 50 km, and the tremor was felt in northeastern Tokyo. There is no tsunami threat, and no injuries or damage have been reported.
Otabek YusupovThe local branch of the Unified Geophysical Service of the Russian Academy of Sciences reported tremors of magnitude 4.7 off the coast of Kamchatka. The epicenter was on land, 215 km from Petropavlovsk-Kamchatsky, and the source lay at a depth of 42.5 km. The tremors were registered on the morning of October 28.
Otabek YusupovA magnitude 7.0 earthquake in Baxoi County (Tibet) on October 22 killed 16 people and injured 76. Seismologists discovered a deep fault up to 30 meters wide, while authorities are checking secondary geological risks, including the condition of glacial lakes.
Otabek YusupovOn October 25, 2026, an earthquake of magnitude 5.4 occurred at a depth of 149 km in Afghanistan's Badakhshan province. Tremors with an intensity of 2 points were felt in Surkhandarya, Fergana and Kashkadarya regions of Uzbekistan. No reports of casualties or destruction were received.
Otabek YusupovThe Japan Meteorological Agency reported an earthquake with a magnitude of 7 off the Ogasawara Islands. The hypocenter was located at a depth of 470 km beneath the Pacific Ocean floor, and no tsunami threat was issued. There is no data on casualties or damage.
Otabek YusupovOn the morning of October 21, a magnitude 4.4 earthquake occurred in the Pacific Ocean near the Kuril Islands. The epicenter was located 76 km southeast of the uninhabited island of Simushir at a depth of 76 km beneath the seabed. The tremors were not felt in populated areas, and no tsunami threat was declared.
Javlon TursunovFollowing the magnitude 7.5 earthquake that occurred on October 9, Panama has recorded 746 aftershocks. Scientists are investigating reports of changes along the Pacific coast: exposed rocks, the sea receding, changes in water color, and the splitting of Isla Cañas.
Otabek YusupovOn October 14 at 13:50, an earthquake of magnitude 3.4 occurred in the Batken district of Kyrgyzstan at a depth of 10 km. Tremors with an intensity of up to 2–3 points were felt in Uzbekistan's Fergana Region, the seismic prognostic monitoring center reported.
Otabek YusupovOn October 14 at 13:50, an earthquake with a magnitude of 3.4 and a depth of 10 km, with its epicenter in Kyrgyzstan, was registered in the Fergana region. The Republican Center for Seismic Prognostic Monitoring reported that the distance from the epicenter to Tashkent is 251 km to the southeast. Tremors of 2-3 points were felt in the Fergana district and the city of Kuvashay, and 2 points in the cities of Fergana and Margilan.
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