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M6.1 Earthquake near Japan [Land]

UTC time: 2026-04-26 20:23:58 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
96.1 km
Source
INGV

Japan [Land]

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M6.1 Earthquake near Japan [Land] · 2026-04-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M6.1 Earthquake near Japan [Land] · 2026-04-26 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On April 26, 2026 at 20:23 UTC, a magnitude M6.1 earthquake occurred near Japan [Land]. At around 96 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude can cause significant damage in populated areas.

The event was recorded by INGV.

Details

ID
5f187a14b0c9a58ee06696bbfd4bd4fd44f51d4c
Magnitude
M6.1
Depth
96.1 km
UTC time
2026-04-26 20:23:58 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
ingv
Coordinates
42.43360, 143.19100

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 96.1 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 96.1 km
Intermediate
96.1 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Sarubetsu50.2 kmN25'766
Obihiro53.8 kmN166'536
Sapporo166.0 kmNW1'973'832

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Maruyama
    Distance: 110 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'692 m ·Last eruption: 1898 ·Japan
  • Tokachidake Activity reported
    Distance: 117 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'077 m ·Last eruption: 2004 ·Japan
  • Akan
    Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'499 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Japan
  • Taisetsuzan
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'291 m ·Last eruption: 1739 ·Japan
  • Shikotsu
    Distance: 151 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'320 m ·Last eruption: 1981 ·Japan
  • Kussharo
    Distance: 165 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 574 m ·Last eruption: 1320 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Tokachi-Obihiro AirportJapan · OBO · RJCB
    33.4 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 250 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours0
First 24 hours0
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM5.1
M4.92026-04-28 07:24:43 UTC243.9 kmNear east coast of eastern Honshu M4.92026-04-28 07:24:43 UTC247.0 km75 km ENE of Noda, Japan M4.72026-04-28 10:14:51 UTC241.1 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M4.72026-04-28 10:14:52 UTC244.6 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan M4.82026-04-30 08:43:13 UTC230.6 kmOff East Coast of Honshu, Japan M4.52026-04-30 08:43:19 UTC202.1 km106 km ENE of Kuji, Japan M4.72026-04-30 10:38:18 UTC236.9 kmNear east coast of eastern Honshu M5.12026-05-01 17:19:21 UTC205.0 kmgen shi shi M4.82026-05-01 17:19:24 UTC218.2 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M4.82026-05-01 17:19:25 UTC198.4 km47 km S of Nemuro, Japan M3.22026-05-03 20:14:30 UTC248.8 kmjin bie ting M4.42026-05-04 07:37:10 UTC51.1 kmHokkaido region

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 250 km.

Magnitude rank#25
Earlier events M≥4394
Earlier events M≥5192
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.72025-12-08 14:15:13 UTC180.4 km M7.62025-12-08 14:15:12 UTC178.0 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M7.62025-12-08 14:15:10 UTC177.5 km74 km ENE of Misawa, Japan M7.62025-12-08 14:15:09 UTC175.7 km84 km ENE of Misawa, Japan M7.52025-12-08 14:15:10 UTC179.5 kmHokkaido, Japan Region

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