M4.4 earthquake 122 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 122 km NNW of Caluula, Somalia on Mon, Sep 7, 2026, 6:43 PM GMT+3 (15:43 UTC), 10 km (6 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 157 km N of Caluula, Somalia. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-07 15:43:18 UTC
- Depth
- 10.0 km (6.2 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 12.934° N, 50.202° E
- Region
- Somalia
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS. If you felt it, tell the USGS: every report sharpens the shaking map.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.8 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.13
- Depth from
- Operator assigned
- Station coverage gap
- 95°
- Stations used
- 22
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 1 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tga3. Read Mon, Sep 28, 2026, 9:39 AM UTC.