M 4.6 in Japan on 29 Jul 2026 14:02 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 1554893
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.5115 , 130.4901
Event Date: 29 Jul 2026 14:02 UTC
29 Jul 2026 23:02 Local
Exposed Population:
60 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2026 15:43 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tgn1 Scaled population (vector) 0  
  C1 rapid impact 0  
  C2 rapid impact 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.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake 7/30/2026 9:47:00 AM.

KUMAMOTO: Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan gutted in an explosion after a major earthquake have been rescued, the operator said Thursday, triggering huge relief on social media. Momo, Kohaku, Tango, Shandy—a fluffy Nor
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Twenty-five cats escape Japan mall damaged by quake 8m ago 2m read 7/30/2026 9:46:00 AM.

AEON Mall shopping center, where an explosion occurred following a powerful earthquake, is seen in Kashima, Kumamoto Prefecture, southern Japan, Thursday, July 30, 2026. AP Kumamoto: Twenty-five cats stuck inside a shopping mall in Japan g
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In Giappone scatta l''ordine di evacuazione per 300.000 persone 7/30/2026 9:41:00 AM.

Ricevi le notizie di Quotidiano Nazionale su Google Seguici Circa 300.000 persone hanno ricevuto l''ordine di recarsi nei centri di evacuazione: lo ha dichiarato l''agenzia per la gestione delle emergenze. Lo riporta il Guardian. L''epicen
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Why Japan’s native population has dropped to a 40-year low 7/30/2026 9:38:00 AM.

Related: Drone footage reveals damage inside Kumamoto mall after 7.1 magnitude earthquake. ''s native has fallen below 120 million for the first time in over 40 years, marking the 17th consecutive annual decline. The number of Japanese nat
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),