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M4.2 earthquake 111 km E of Miyako, Japan

A magnitude 4.2 earthquake struck 111 km E of Miyako, Japan on Mon, Aug 10, 2026, 2:13 AM JST (17:13 UTC), 35 km (22 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.1 108 km ENE of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.2 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-09 17:13:51 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.700° N, 143.234° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

Did you feel it?

No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 5.5 km horizontally, 5.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
139°
Stations used
30

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 since this one and 15 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.487 km E of Noda, Japan · 49 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  2. 4.3109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 39 days ago · 33 km deep · 37 km away
  3. 4.274 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 77 km away
  4. 4.599 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 86 km away
  5. 4.8150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 39 km away
  6. 4.8111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 days ago · 29 km deep · 5 km away
  7. 4.2117 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away
  8. 4.5118 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 days ago · 23 km deep · 43 km away
  9. 4.4121 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 11 km away
  10. 4.4115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 24 km away
  11. 4.4102 km E of Miyako, Japan · 3 days ago · 37 km deep · 9 km away
  12. 5.1108 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 18 hr ago · 35 km deep · 20 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 5.547 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 55 days ago · 34 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  2. 4.6153 km E of Miyako, Japan · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 43 km away
  3. 5.3151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 41 km away
  4. 4.264 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 59 days ago · 39 km deep · 97 km away
  5. 4.5122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 12 km away
  6. 4.768 km E of Noda, Japan · 61 days ago · 47 km deep · 77 km away
  7. 4.1116 km ESE of Yamada, Japan · 63 days ago · 30 km deep · 52 km away
  8. 4.461 km E of Noda, Japan · 67 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  9. 4.1115 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 36 km deep · 64 km away
  10. 4.4120 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  11. 4.3126 km E of Miyako, Japan · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 16 km away
  12. 4.4117 km E of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 53 km away
  13. 4.850 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 59 km deep · 93 km away · felt by 2
  14. 5.1133 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 80 days ago · 11 km deep · 43 km away
  15. 4.2110 km E of Miyako, Japan · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 2 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkf2. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 11:39 AM UTC.