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M4.4 earthquake 87 km E of Noda, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 87 km E of Noda, Japan on Fri, Aug 14, 2026, 10:42 PM JST (13:42 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
4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-08-14 13:42:56 UTC
Depth
35.0 km (21.7 mi), shallow
Epicenter
40.257° N, 142.826° 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 9.0 km horizontally, 1.9 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.09
Depth from
Operator assigned
Station coverage gap
137°
Stations used
39

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 18 since this one and 18 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.3109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 39 days ago · 33 km deep · 36 km away
  2. 4.274 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 39 days ago · 35 km deep · 13 km away
  3. 4.599 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 38 days ago · 35 km deep · 21 km away
  4. 4.8150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
  5. 4.869 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 35 days ago · 59 km deep · 58 km away
  6. 4.432 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 35 days ago · 57 km deep · 63 km away
  7. 4.8111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34 days ago · 29 km deep · 75 km away
  8. 4.2117 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 63 km away
  9. 4.3172 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 30 days ago · 28 km deep · 86 km away
  10. 4.054 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 28 days ago · 47 km deep · 46 km away
  11. 4.5163 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 27 days ago · 40 km deep · 79 km away
  12. 4.9113 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 26 days ago · 40 km deep · 54 km away
  13. 4.5118 km E of Noda, Japan · 20 days ago · 23 km deep · 38 km away
  14. 4.4121 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 80 km away
  15. 4.4115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 52 km away
  16. 4.436 km NNE of Kuji, Japan · 8 days ago · 70 km deep · 74 km away
  17. 4.4102 km E of Miyako, Japan · 3 days ago · 37 km deep · 69 km away
  18. 5.1108 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 12 hr ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away · felt by 1

Before

  1. 4.290 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan · 52 days ago · 44 km deep · 74 km away
  2. 4.2111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 71 km away
  3. 5.547 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 54 days ago · 34 km deep · 40 km away · felt by 2
  4. 4.031 km E of Hachinohe, Japan · 55 days ago · 68 km deep · 85 km away
  5. 4.352 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 56 days ago · 65 km deep · 49 km away
  6. 4.141 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 58 days ago · 53 km deep · 50 km away
  7. 4.364 km NE of Kuji, Japan · 58 days ago · 50 km deep · 58 km away
  8. 4.264 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 59 days ago · 39 km deep · 30 km away
  9. 4.238 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 59 days ago · 55 km deep · 58 km away
  10. 4.5122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 76 km away
  11. 4.768 km E of Noda, Japan · 61 days ago · 47 km deep · 19 km away
  12. 4.341 km ENE of Noda, Japan · 64 days ago · 66 km deep · 49 km away
  13. 4.461 km E of Noda, Japan · 66 days ago · 35 km deep · 29 km away
  14. 4.2110 km S of Honchō, Japan · 66 days ago · 45 km deep · 100 km away
  15. 4.1115 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 36 km deep · 28 km away
  16. 4.4120 km E of Noda, Japan · 72 days ago · 35 km deep · 36 km away
  17. 4.3126 km E of Miyako, Japan · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 75 km away
  18. 4.246 km ENE of Kuji, Japan · 78 days ago · 60 km deep · 48 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tkpq. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 5:26 AM UTC.