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M4.4 earthquake 61 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 61 km E of Noda, Japan on Tue, Jul 28, 2026, 7:26 AM JST (22:26 UTC), 35 km (22 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-27 22:26:36 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.114° N, 142.541° 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, 1.7 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.14
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
174°
Stations used
25

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 26 in the 60 days after this one and 24 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.341 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 64 days ago · 66 km deep · 30 km away
  2. 4.768 km E of Noda, Japan · 62 days ago · 47 km deep · 12 km away
  3. 4.5122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 83 km away
  4. 4.238 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 59 days ago · 55 km deep · 43 km away
  5. 4.264 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 59 days ago · 39 km deep · 28 km away
  6. 4.364 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 59 days ago · 50 km deep · 57 km away
  7. 4.141 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 59 days ago · 53 km deep · 33 km away
  8. 4.352 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 56 days ago · 65 km deep · 42 km away
  9. 4.031 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 56 days ago · 68 km deep · 69 km away
  10. 5.547 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 55 days ago · 34 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  11. 4.2111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  12. 4.290 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 53 days ago · 44 km deep · 84 km away
  13. 4.487 km E of Noda, Japan · 49 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.3109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 39 days ago · 33 km deep · 50 km away
  15. 4.274 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 18 km away
  16. 4.599 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 47 km away
  17. 4.869 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 36 days ago · 59 km deep · 60 km away
  18. 4.432 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 35 days ago · 57 km deep · 47 km away
  19. 4.8111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 days ago · 29 km deep · 78 km away
  20. 4.2117 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 72 km away
  21. 4.054 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 28 days ago · 47 km deep · 39 km away
  22. 4.9113 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 26 days ago · 40 km deep · 76 km away
  23. 4.5118 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 days ago · 23 km deep · 57 km away
  24. 4.4121 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 86 km away
  25. 4.4115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 64 km away
  26. 4.436 km NNE of Kuji, Japan · 9 days ago · 70 km deep · 61 km away

Before

  1. 4.1115 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 36 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 4.4120 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 58 km away
  3. 4.3126 km E of Miyako, Japan · 77 days ago · 10 km deep · 84 km away
  4. 4.246 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 78 days ago · 60 km deep · 34 km away
  5. 4.647 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 79 days ago · 64 km deep · 27 km away
  6. 4.4117 km E of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 35 km deep · 56 km away
  7. 4.850 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 80 days ago · 59 km deep · 18 km away · felt by 2
  8. 5.1133 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 80 days ago · 11 km deep · 74 km away
  9. 4.2110 km E of Miyako, Japan · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 75 km away
  10. 4.033 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 84 days ago · 71 km deep · 71 km away
  11. 4.319 km ESE of Noda, Japan · 86 days ago · 70 km deep · 45 km away
  12. 4.69 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 86 days ago · 74 km deep · 60 km away
  13. 4.649 km E of Noda, Japan · 88 days ago · 55 km deep · 13 km away
  14. 4.627 km N of Kuji, Japan · 88 days ago · 66 km deep · 70 km away · felt by 1
  15. 4.131 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 91 days ago · 55 km deep · 51 km away
  16. 4.339 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 92 days ago · 63 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.670 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 92 days ago · 56 km deep · 78 km away
  18. 4.750 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 93 days ago · 58 km deep · 34 km away · felt by 1
  19. 4.352 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 93 days ago · 49 km deep · 15 km away
  20. 6.054 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 93 days ago · 35 km deep · 14 km away · felt by 9

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000th7a. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 3:04 PM UTC.