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M4.9 Earthquake near Eastern Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2026-02-13 04:58:55 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
174.0 km
Source
GFZ

Eastern Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Eastern Honshu, Japan on February 13, 2026 at 04:58 UTC. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 174 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

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

Details

ID
a3217e3ac05b2ab8518c80c1bb772422e903f8f8
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
174.0 km
UTC time
2026-02-13 04:58:55 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
37.78000, 139.22000
Temperature
8.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 174 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 174 km
Intermediate
174 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

  • Numazawa
    Distance: 48 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 835 m ·Last eruption: -3400 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan
  • Azumayama
    Distance: 90 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'949 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Japan
  • Hiuchigatake
    Distance: 92 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'356 m ·Last eruption: 1544 ·Japan
  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 94 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Nasudake
    Distance: 98 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Niigata AirportJapan · KIJ · RJSN
    21.6 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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