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Archive photo · 24 August 20036.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Japan’s Bonin Islands, No Tsunami Warning Issued
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A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Bonin Islands at about 492 km depth. There were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage.
5 outlets told this the same way.
Bonin quake, no tsunami
A 6.5-magnitude earthquake struck Japan's Bonin Islands, also known as the Ogasawara Islands, approximately 1,000 kilometers south-southeast of Tokyo, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported.
The quake's epicenter was located in the ocean with a depth of 494 kilometers, and no tsunami warning was issued for the affected areas.
The quake occurred in a seismically active area between the Philippine and Pacific tectonic plates, and no material damage or casualties had been reported.
The U.S. Geological Survey's earthquake map showed the location of the earthquake near Bonin Islands in Japan on Saturday afternoon, Oct. 24, 2026, Hawaii time, and the National Weather Service confirmed that the state is not under a tsunami watch.
Depth and magnitude vary
The China Earthquake Networks Center (CENC) said a magnitude-6.5 earthquake hit the Bonin Islands, Japan, at a depth of 480 kilometers on Sunday.
The CGTN feed also described the event as a 6.5 quake and cited CENC for the depth, while the Breakingthenews.net report cited USGS for a depth of 494 kilometers.
The U.S. Geological Survey recorded the earthquake south of Tokyo at 4:09 p.m. HST on Saturday, Oct. 24, 2026, and it struck at a depth of 492.4 kilometers, according to KITV.
The Qatar news agency said the USGS reported the earthquake occurred at a depth of approximately 492 kilometers and that there were no immediate reports of casualties or material damage.
Regional context and risk
The Qatar news agency said Japan is located at the junction of four tectonic plates, making it particularly vulnerable to seismic activity. The Qatar news agency also said Japan is home to 100 active volcanoes, and it pointed to the 2011 magnitude 9.0 earthquake and subsequent tsunami that killed more than 15,000 people.
The Qatar news agency said that 2011 disaster caused a disaster at the Fukushima nuclear plant, tying the current quake reporting to Japan's longer seismic history. KITV reported that there is no tsunami threat to Hawaii after a 7.0 magnitude earthquake hit near Bonin Islands in Japan on Saturday afternoon local time.