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M4.3 earthquake 41 km ENE of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 41 km ENE of Noda, Japan on Fri, Jul 31, 2026, 1:20 AM JST (16:20 UTC), 66 km (41 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.5 47 km ENE of Noda, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.3 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-30 16:20:50 UTC
Depth
66.2 km (41.1 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.271° N, 142.252° E
Region
Japan
Tsunami flag
No
Status
Reviewed by a seismologist

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No one has reported feeling this quake to the USGS.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty
About 6.3 km horizontally, 7.5 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.11
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
152°
Stations used
42

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 20 in the 60 days after this one and 19 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.768 km E of Noda, Japan · 61 days ago · 47 km deep · 32 km away
  2. 4.238 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 59 days ago · 55 km deep · 14 km away
  3. 4.264 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 59 days ago · 39 km deep · 24 km away
  4. 4.364 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 58 days ago · 50 km deep · 36 km away
  5. 4.141 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 58 days ago · 53 km deep · 3 km away
  6. 4.352 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 56 days ago · 65 km deep · 19 km away
  7. 4.031 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 55 days ago · 68 km deep · 39 km away
  8. 5.547 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 55 days ago · 34 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 2
  9. 4.290 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 52 days ago · 44 km deep · 68 km away
  10. 4.487 km E of Noda, Japan · 49 days ago · 35 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.3109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 39 days ago · 33 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.274 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 35 km away
  13. 4.599 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  14. 4.869 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 35 days ago · 59 km deep · 41 km away
  15. 4.432 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 35 days ago · 57 km deep · 16 km away
  16. 4.054 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 28 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  17. 4.9113 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 26 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  18. 4.5118 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 days ago · 23 km deep · 84 km away
  19. 4.4115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 93 km away
  20. 4.436 km NNE of Kuji, Japan · 8 days ago · 70 km deep · 31 km away

Before

  1. 4.461 km E of Noda, Japan · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.1115 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 36 km deep · 77 km away
  3. 4.4120 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.246 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 78 days ago · 60 km deep · 8 km away
  5. 4.647 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 79 days ago · 64 km deep · 6 km away
  6. 4.4117 km E of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 81 km away
  7. 4.850 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 59 km deep · 13 km away · felt by 2
  8. 4.033 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 83 days ago · 71 km deep · 40 km away
  9. 4.319 km ESE of Noda, Japan · 86 days ago · 70 km deep · 33 km away
  10. 4.69 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 86 days ago · 74 km deep · 34 km away
  11. 4.649 km E of Noda, Japan · 88 days ago · 55 km deep · 18 km away
  12. 4.627 km N of Kuji, Japan · 88 days ago · 66 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 1
  13. 4.5100 km ENE of Misawa, Japan · 90 days ago · 56 km deep · 93 km away
  14. 4.131 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 91 days ago · 55 km deep · 21 km away
  15. 4.339 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 91 days ago · 63 km deep · 45 km away
  16. 4.670 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 92 days ago · 56 km deep · 57 km away
  17. 4.750 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 93 days ago · 58 km deep · 12 km away · felt by 1
  18. 4.352 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 93 days ago · 49 km deep · 16 km away
  19. 6.054 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 17 km away · felt by 9

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