M 5.5 in Japan on 16 Jun 2026 10:46 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 1546745
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 71.8 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.9814 , 139.8371
Event Date: 16 Jun 2026 10:46 UTC
16 Jun 2026 19:46 Local
Exposed Population: 42 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 16 Jun 2026 11:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000std7 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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.

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Latest media headlines

5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsuna.. 6/16/2026 2:16:00 PM.

In this Wednesday, May 14, 2014, photo, buildings along the Sumida River are seen through a Japanese national flag fluttering on a sightseeing boat in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO — An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5
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5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsuna.. 6/16/2026 1:56:00 PM.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 has shaken eastern Japan including Tokyo. But the Japan Meteorological Agency said that there was no danger of a tsunami.
5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region; no danger of tsunami 6/16/2026 1:41:00 PM.

An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday (June 16, 2026), but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said. The quake struck at 7.46 p.m. (1046 GMT) in the southe
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5.5 magnitude earthquake rattles Tokyo region but no danger of a tsuna.. 6/16/2026 1:39:00 PM.

TOKYO -- An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.5 shook eastern Japan, including Tokyo, on Tuesday, but there was no danger of a tsunami, the meteorological agency said. The quake struck at 7:46 p.m. (1046 GMT) in the southern Ibar
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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),