4.9
Earthquake Details: Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island
Sep 22, 2026, 10:46:00
A magnitude 4.9 earthquake occurred near Off the northwest Coast of Amami- Oshima Island on Sep 22, 2026 at 10:46:00. The seismic event was recorded at a depth of 200 km. No tsunami warning was issued.
No Tsunami WarningStatus: ReviewedType: Earthquake
Regional Seismicity
Technical Details
Depth200 km
Significance0
Latitude29.0000
Longitude128.7000
Event IDjma:20260922194629
Magnitude4.9
Updated:Sep 22, 2026, 10:51:00 UTC
External Resources
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Time & depth
- Local time
- Sep 22, 2026, 19:46:00 GMT+9
- UTC
- Sep 22, 2026, 10:46:00 UTC
200 km · Intermediate-focus
Between 70 and 300 km deep.
Nearby major cities
Nearby event sequence · 12
M4.4Amakusanada SeaBeforeM5.0Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandBeforeM3.5Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM3.0Kumamoto region, KumamotoBeforeM3.4Adjacent Sea of Amami-Oshima IslandBeforeM3.3Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM3.0Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM2.8Amakusa and Ashikita region, KumamotoAfterM3.8Adjacent Sea of Okinawa Main IslandAfterM4.5Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM2.9Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfterM3.6Kumamoto region, KumamotoAfter
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