M5.1 Earthquake near Near South Coast of Western Honshu

UTC time: 2026-07-09 12:58:58 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M5.1

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: GFZ

Near South Coast of Western Honshu

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About this earthquake

On July 9, 2026 at 12:58 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Near South Coast of Western Honshu. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

1d144f6c0cbeca2bd99cab1f170d2ff0202776da

Magnitude

M5.1

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2026-07-09 12:58:58 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

gfz

Coordinates

33.05000, 135.42000

Temperature

26.8°C

Depth profile

Shallow

10 km

Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Estimated impact

5 Felt reports · max reported intensity 2.7

Tectonic context

Located on the Amur Plate.

Near the boundary Amur ↔ Philippine Sea · about 60 km away

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation

Kushimoto57.3 kmNE16'243

Minato132.0 kmN375'339

Sakai170.4 kmN826'161

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

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Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

Nanki Shirahama AirportJapan · SHM · RJBD
68.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-09-07

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1

First 24 hours1

First 72 hours1

Strongest subsequent eventM5.1

M5.12026-07-09 12:59:03 UTC55.2 kmSHIKOKU, JAPAN M3.22026-07-22 22:46:30 UTC102.2 kmHidaka M3.22026-07-28 08:16:30 UTC117.3 kmAridagawa M3.12026-08-08 01:05:30 UTC94.5 kmTanabe

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#8

Earlier events M≥415

Earlier events M≥58

Compared since2025-02-26

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M5.82026-05-02 09:28:41 UTC111.0 kmNear South Coast of Western Honshu M5.82025-02-26 05:53:24 UTC107.3 km38 km ESE of Shingū, Japan M5.72026-05-02 09:28:40 UTC117.7 kmNEAR S. COAST OF WESTERN HONSHU M5.62026-05-02 09:28:34 UTC134.8 kmTenkawa M5.52026-05-02 09:28:34 UTC96.6 kmNear South Coast of Western Honshu

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)

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