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M4.6 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2026-06-26 07:22:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
52.0 km
Source
GFZ

Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.6 earthquake was recorded near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan on June 26, 2026 at 07:22 UTC. With a focal depth of about 52 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
983b3a7cc2d2adf2be6c1385beeb2952bb737d1a
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
52.0 km
UTC time
2026-06-26 07:22:04 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
40.05000, 142.55000
Temperature
17.7°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 52 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 52 km
Shallow
52 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

Tectonic context

Located on the Okhotsk Plate.
Near the boundary Pacific ↔ Okhotsk · about 146 km away

Volcanoes nearby

  • Iwatesan Activity reported
    Distance: 134 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'038 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Japan
  • Hachimantai
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'613 m ·Last eruption: -5350 ·Japan
  • Towada
    Distance: 151 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'011 m ·Last eruption: 915 ·Japan
  • Akita-Komagatake
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'637 m ·Last eruption: 1971 ·Japan
  • Akita-Yakeyama
    Distance: 153 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'366 m ·Last eruption: 1997 ·Japan
  • Hakkodasan
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'584 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Japan

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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