M4.6 earthquake 75 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan
A magnitude 4.6 earthquake struck 75 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan on Wed, Sep 2, 2026, 4:21 AM JST (19:21 UTC), 62 km (39 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M4.7 28 km N of Mutsu, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.6 (mb), light
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-09-01 19:21:21 UTC
- Depth
- 62.0 km (38.5 mi), shallow
- Epicenter
- 41.594° N, 142.031° 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. 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 5.5 km horizontally, 6.9 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.06
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 115°
- Stations used
- 85
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.6 and up: 1 since this one and 8 in the 30 days before it.
After
Before
- 4.333 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · 28 days ago · 66 km deep · 55 km away
- 4.516 km SW of Urakawa, Japan · 30 days ago · 64 km deep · 71 km away
- 4.634 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · 32 days ago · 61 km deep · 53 km away
- 4.54 km NNW of Honchō, Japan · 37 days ago · 60 km deep · 96 km away
- 6.032 km SSW of Honchō, Japan · 37 days ago · 41 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 12
- 4.881 km SW of Urakawa, Japan · 48 days ago · 69 km deep · 8 km away
- 4.290 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 49 days ago · 44 km deep · 89 km away
- 4.326 km WSW of Urakawa, Japan · 57 days ago · 72 km deep · 62 km away
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us7000tdfa. Read Tue, Sep 29, 2026, 6:14 AM UTC.