M4.9 earthquake 19 km N of Honchō, Japan
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake struck 19 km N of Honchō, Japan on Sun, Aug 2, 2026, 11:49 PM JST (14:49 UTC), 52 km (33 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M6.0 32 km SSW of Honchō, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.9 (mww), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-02 14:49:46 UTC
- Depth
- 52.3 km (32.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 42.304° N, 142.918° E
- Region
- Japan
- Felt reports
- 2
- Tsunami flag
- No
- Status
- Reviewed by a seismologist
Did you feel it?
2 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was III, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 5.2 km horizontally, 5.2 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 85°
- Stations used
- 103
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.9 and up: 8 since this one and 0 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.326 km WSW of Urakawa, Japan · 57 days ago · 72 km deep · 46 km away
- 4.244 km SE of Honchō, Japan · 41 days ago · 48 km deep · 61 km away
- 4.328 km ENE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · 38 days ago · 97 km deep · 24 km away
- 6.032 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 37 days ago · 41 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 12
- 4.54 km NNW of Honchō, Japan · 37 days ago · 60 km deep · 16 km away
- 4.634 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · 32 days ago · 61 km deep · 64 km away
- 4.516 km SW of Urakawa, Japan · 30 days ago · 64 km deep · 37 km away
- 4.333 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · 28 days ago · 66 km deep · 57 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thm9. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 9:00 AM UTC.