Japan earthquakes

M4.1 earthquake 116 km ESE of Yamada, Japan

A magnitude 4.1 earthquake struck 116 km ESE of Yamada, Japan on Sat, Aug 1, 2026, 7:01 AM JST (22:01 UTC), 30 km (19 mi) below the surface.

A larger quake followed: M5.3 151 km E of Miyako, Japan. This one was a foreshock.

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The earthquake

Magnitude
4.1 (mb, body-wave), light
Magnitude from
USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time
UTC
2026-07-31 22:01:54 UTC
Depth
30.3 km (18.9 mi), shallow
Epicenter
39.230° N, 143.262° 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 10.1 km horizontally, 8.3 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty
±0.13
Depth from
From location
Station coverage gap
194°, poorly surrounded by stations
Stations used
31

Nearest places

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

Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 1.5 and up: 12 in the 60 days after this one and 4 in the 30 days before it.

After

  1. 4.5122 km E of Miyako, Japan · 60 days ago · 35 km deep · 55 km away
  2. 5.3151 km E of Miyako, Japan · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 57 km away
  3. 4.6153 km E of Miyako, Japan · 57 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  4. 4.2111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 54 days ago · 35 km deep · 52 km away
  5. 4.3109 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 39 days ago · 33 km deep · 89 km away
  6. 4.8150 km E of Miyako, Japan · 37 days ago · 10 km deep · 65 km away
  7. 4.8111 km E of Miyako, Japan · 35 days ago · 29 km deep · 48 km away
  8. 4.2117 km E of Miyako, Japan · 34 days ago · 35 km deep · 65 km away
  9. 4.5118 km E of Noda, Japan · 21 days ago · 23 km deep · 96 km away
  10. 4.4121 km E of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 26 km deep · 49 km away
  11. 4.4115 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 10 days ago · 38 km deep · 77 km away
  12. 4.4102 km E of Miyako, Japan · 3 days ago · 37 km deep · 52 km away

Before

  1. 4.3126 km E of Miyako, Japan · 76 days ago · 10 km deep · 60 km away
  2. 5.1133 km ENE of Miyako, Japan · 80 days ago · 11 km deep · 94 km away
  3. 4.2110 km E of Miyako, Japan · 84 days ago · 35 km deep · 51 km away
  4. 5.061 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan · 91 days ago · 30 km deep · 94 km away

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From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us6000thci. Read Fri, Oct 2, 2026, 12:42 PM UTC.