M4.4 earthquake 151 km NW of Uken, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 151 km NW of Uken, Japan on Wed, Aug 19, 2026, 8:43 PM JST (11:43 UTC), 233 km (145 mi) below the surface.
A larger quake followed: M5.1 88 km NNW of Uken, Japan. This one was a foreshock.
Map
Where this earthquake was located, with the others nearby. Select one for its page.
The earthquake
- Magnitude
- 4.4 (mb, body-wave), light
- Magnitude from
- USGS National Earthquake Information Center
- Local time
- UTC
- 2026-08-19 11:43:27 UTC
- Depth
- 233.4 km (145.0 mi), intermediate-depth
- Epicenter
- 29.071° N, 127.952° 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 8.1 km horizontally, 6.8 km in depth
- Magnitude uncertainty
- ±0.04
- Depth from
- From location
- Station coverage gap
- 91°
- Stations used
- 122
Nearest places
Distance and direction from each place to the epicenter, with its forecast.
Nearby
Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 2 since this one and 1 in the 30 days before it.
After
- 4.478 km NNW of Uken, Japan · 15 days ago · 10 km deep · 96 km away
- 5.188 km NNW of Uken, Japan · 11 days ago · 10 km deep · 92 km away
Before
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Sources
From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000tluu. Read Sat, Oct 3, 2026, 5:14 PM UTC.