M 5.6 in Japan on 28 Jul 2026 08:08 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1554567
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Glide number: EQ-2026-000135-JPN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.3529 , 130.5868
Event Date: 28 Jul 2026 08:08 UTC
28 Jul 2026 17:08 Local
Exposed Population: 40 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2026 08:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tgbm Scaled population (raster) 0.6  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Urgent: Explosion at Kumamoto mall in southwestern Japan leaves people.. 7/28/2026 11:45:00 AM.

TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An explosion struck a large shopping center in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday, leaving multiple people trapped and injured, after a powerful earthquake hit the region earlier, public broadcaster NHK
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Urgent: Explosion at Kumamoto mall in southwestern Japan leaves people.. 7/28/2026 11:45:00 AM.

TOKYO, July 28 (Xinhua) -- An explosion struck a large shopping center in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, on Tuesday, leaving multiple people trapped and injured, after a powerful earthquake hit the region earlier, public broadcaster NHK
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Kumamoto Earthquake Triggers Chaos and Crisis 7/28/2026 11:44:00 AM.

A 7.1-magnitude earthquake hit Kumamoto, Japan, causing extensive damage, power outages, and casualties, including a presumed deadly incident at a collapsed shopping mall. Residents have been urged to evacuate as aftershocks persist. Author
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Sisma in Giappone, esplosione in un centro commerciale, persone intrap.. 7/28/2026 11:44:00 AM.

(ANSA) – TOKYO, 28 LUG – Dopo la scossa di terremoto, la polizia ha riferito di aver ricevuto segnalazioni di una "esplosione" avvenuta all’interno di un centro commerciale Aeon Mall a Kumamoto. "Molte persone" sono rimaste intrappolate, ri
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),