5.6
Earthquake Details: off the coast of Kuji, Iwate, Japan
8/8/2026, 5:58:00 PM
A magnitude 5.6 earthquake occurred near off the coast of Kuji, Iwate, Japan on 8/8/2026 at 5:58:00 PM. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 400 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: reportedType: earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth400 km
Significance
Latitude40.1000
Longitude142.4000
Event IDjma:20260809025805
Magnitude5.6
Updated:8/8/2026, 6:02:00 PM
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- 8/9/2026, 2:58:00 AM GMT+9
- UTC
- 8/8/2026, 5:58:00 PM UTC
400 km · Deep-focus
More than 300 km deep. Deep earthquakes can be felt across a wide area.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 10
M3.5off the coast of KushiroAfterM4.5off the coast of UrakawaAfterM2.5Chuetsu, NiigataAfterM3.5off the coast of IwateAfterM2.8off the coast of IwateAfterM2.8northeastern ChibaAfterM2.8northern TochigiAfterM4.378 km E of Noda, JapanAfterM3.1off the coast of UrakawaAfterM4.5off the coast of FukushimaAfter
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