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M4.4 Earthquake near 4 km NNE of Chigasaki, Japan

UTC time: 2026-05-06 10:06:28 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
113.0 km
Source
USGS

4 km NNE of Chigasaki, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 4 km NNE of Chigasaki, Japan on May 6, 2026 at 10:06 UTC. At around 113 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
3060fe6317f72d2e90747218e10bf556747e43ce
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
113.0 km
UTC time
2026-05-06 10:06:28 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
35.36950, 139.42610
Temperature
16.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 113 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 113 km
Intermediate
113 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hakoneyama
    Distance: 40 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'438 m ·Last eruption: 2015 ·Japan
  • Izu-Tobu
    Distance: 60 km ·Pyroclastic cone(s) ·Elevation: 580 m ·Last eruption: 1989 ·Japan
  • Fujisan
    Distance: 63 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 3'776 m ·Last eruption: 1708 ·Japan
  • Izu-Oshima
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 758 m ·Last eruption: 1990 ·Japan
  • Toshima
    Distance: 95 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 508 m ·Last eruption: -4550 ·Japan
  • Niijima
    Distance: 109 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 432 m ·Last eruption: 886 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Chofu AirportJapan · RJTF
    34.8 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tokyo Haneda International AirportJapan · HND · RJTT
    38.3 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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

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.

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