M 4.6 in Japan on 31 Jul 2026 12:58 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 1555321
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 28.2012 , 128.0296
Event Date: 31 Jul 2026 12:58 UTC
31 Jul 2026 21:58 Local
Exposed Population:
10 thousand in MMI III
Inserted at: 31 Jul 2026 13:26 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000th7y 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.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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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

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Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat.. 7/31/2026 5:25:00 PM.

By MARI YAMAGUCHI and MAYUKO ONO. YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in cars as they faced shortages of water and fuel and punishing su
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Sniffer dogs search mall wrecked after Japan quake 7/31/2026 5:17:00 PM.

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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),