M4.4 earthquake 99 km E of Namie, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 99 km E of Namie, Japan on Fri, Oct 14, 2016, 7:21 PM JST (10:21 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M6.9 35 km ESE of Namie, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

Map

Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt at Sendai. Recorded (2 JMA) in Fukushima.

From the USGS event page for us20007e22. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

1 person reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was II, weak shaking.

How the rock slipped, from the moment tensor, and the USGS estimate of landslides and liquefaction.

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 109 in the 60 days after this one and 3 in the 30 days before it.

The first 60 of 109.

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us20007e22. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 4:49 AM UTC.