M4.7 earthquake 24 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan
A magnitude 4.7 earthquake struck 24 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan on Sat, Aug 15, 2026, 10:10 AM JST (01:10 UTC), 58 km (36 mi) below the surface.
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Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.7 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-15 01:10:52 UTC
- Depth
- 57.7 km (35.9 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 37.135° N, 141.134° 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 II, weak shaking.
How well it is located
Reviewed by a seismologist.
- Location uncertainty
- About 9.6 km horizontally, 7.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.09
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 139°
- Stations used
- 50
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.7 and up: 8 since this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.318 km E of Funaishikawa, Japan · 43 days ago · 50 km deep · 82 km away · felt by 1
- 4.498 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan · 40 days ago · 10 km deep · 80 km away
- 4.774 km E of Tomioka, Japan · 37 days ago · 35 km deep · 67 km away · felt by 1
- 4.648 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan · 35 days ago · 49 km deep · 34 km away
- 4.39 km SSE of Namie, Japan · 28 days ago · 89 km deep · 32 km away
- 4.5109 km E of Tomioka, Japan · 18 days ago · 35 km deep · 98 km away
- 4.649 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan · 17 days ago · 51 km deep · 63 km away
- 4.591 km E of Namie, Japan · 10 days ago · 35 km deep · 91 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkvn. Read Thu, Oct 1, 2026, 9:19 PM UTC.