Overall Green Earthquake alert in Japan on 14 Jan 2026 22:13 UTC

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M 5.6 in Japan on 14 Jan 2026 22:13 UTC

Event Summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude:	5.6M
Depth:	11.6 Km
Location(latitude/longitude):	42.7295, 145.5273
Event Date:	14 Jan 2026 22:13 UTC
Exposed Population:	270 thousand in MMI IV
Time(UTC):	14 Jan 2026 22:30

Weather forecast Centres for the affected area

Japan Meteorological Agency

National Weather Service of Japan

http://www.jma.go.jp/jma/index.html

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Source: NOAA-GFS

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