M 5.5 in Japan on 01 Aug 2026 02:48 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 1555442
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 82.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.352 , 141.8958
Event Date: 01 Aug 2026 02:48 UTC
01 Aug 2026 11:48 Local
Exposed Population: 1.5 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2026 03:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000thdk Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
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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

Kumamoto Earthquake: Woman Collects Water Near Collapsed Home in Japan 8/1/2026 9:02:00 AM.

Rescue teams in Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, are battling extreme summer heat and aftershocks following a major earthquake. Emergency personnel and displaced residents face harsh weather conditions while searching for survivors, securing saf
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Dogs allowed: Animal hospital opens doors to Japan quake survivors and.. 8/1/2026 8:52:00 AM.

Ryunosuke Animal Hospital in downtown Kumamoto, which was jolted by a powerful earthquake this week, has converted a space into temporary housing for evacuees, with separate rooms for owners of cats and dogs. Ku, a Chihuahua, and Sheri, a
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Top Asian News 7:33 a.m. GMT 8/1/2026 7:43:00 AM.

Quake survivors in southwestern Japan sleep in cars in sweltering heat as death toll rises to 34. YATSUSHIRO, Japan (AP) — Thousands of survivors of a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan spent Friday in crowded shelters or sleeping in
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Death toll from Japan earthquake climbs to 34 8/1/2026 7:40:00 AM.

Kumamoto (Japan), Jul 31 (AP): The death toll from a powerful earthquake in southwestern Japan rose to 34, the Kumamoto prefectural government said Friday, as rescuers raced in last-ditch efforts to find survivors after the quake triggered
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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),