M 4.8 in Japan on 29 Jul 2026 20:16 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 1554953
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.8M
Depth: 11.7 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.4953 , 130.5159
Event Date: 29 Jul 2026 20:16 UTC
30 Jul 2026 05:16 Local
Exposed Population:
7 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 29 Jul 2026 22:06 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tgt4 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

Terremoto in Giappone: il bilancio dei morti sale a 34 7/30/2026 9:13:00 AM.

La premier Sanae Takaichi ha parlato di una "corsa contro il tempo" assicurando che, fin dal momento del terremoto, il governo ha agito con la massima rapidità per valutare l''entità dei danni, in stretto coordinamento con i ministeri e gli
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All paws accounted for: 25 cats rescued from Japan mall gutted by quak.. 7/30/2026 9:13:00 AM.

Following a devastating 7.1-magnitude earthquake in Kumamoto, Japan, 25 cats from Cat Cafe MOFF were rescued unscathed after being trapped in a shopping mall that was later damaged by an explosion. The evacuation and subsequent rescue of th
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Viet Nam sends sympathy over earthquake in Japan 7/30/2026 9:09:00 AM.

VGP - Prime Minister Le Minh Hung on July 29 sent a message of condolences to his Japanese counterpart Takaichi Sanae over significant losses of life and property caused by a recent earthquake in Kumamoto Prefecture and the Kyushu region.
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Feature: Inside Japan''s quake hit Kumamoto as rescuers race against t.. 7/30/2026 9:04:00 AM.

TOKYO, July 30 (Xinhua) -- Two days after a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, rescue operations were still underway amid rising death toll, widespread destruction, persistent aftershocks and sweltering
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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 (41), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), (2), INFORM (2), USGS (2),