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M4.9 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2026-03-10 06:28:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
64.0 km
Source
GFZ

Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

On March 10, 2026 at 06:28 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 64 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
8ae00ac00ec7971f7d42686d388f11ec7cb9825a
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
64.0 km
UTC time
2026-03-10 06:28:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
37.39000, 141.09000
Temperature
4.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 64 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 64 km
Shallow
64 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

Volcanoes nearby

  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 77 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Azumayama
    Distance: 84 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'949 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 93 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan
  • Zaozan [Zaosan]
    Distance: 101 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'841 m ·Last eruption: 1940 ·Japan
  • Nasudake
    Distance: 104 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan
  • Takaharayama
    Distance: 128 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: -4570 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Nuclear power plants

  • Fukushima Daiichi nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 6
    6.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Fukushima Daini nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    9.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

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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