M 4.6 in Japan on 02 Aug 2026 10:00 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 1555683
Earthquake Magnitude: 4.6M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.3966 , 130.6919
Event Date: 02 Aug 2026 10:00 UTC
02 Aug 2026 19:00 Local
Exposed Population:
390 thousand in MMI>=IV
Inserted at: 02 Aug 2026 11:31 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Rapid Impact)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000thlf 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

Japan Earthquake: Death toll rises to 38, thousands still in relief sh.. 8/2/2026 1:08:00 PM.

Tokyo, Aug 2 (UNI) The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern Kumamoto Prefecture last week has risen to 38, while thousands of people continue to take shelter in relief camps. According to a report by Japa
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Kumamoto earthquake death toll in Japan rises to 38 8/2/2026 11:54:00 AM.

Tokyo: The death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan has risen to 38, with more than 9,200 people still taking shelter in evacuation centres, according to local authorities. Officials conf
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Death toll from Kumamoto earthquake rises to 38 8/2/2026 11:47:00 AM.

Tokyo - Saba: Japanese local authorities announced that the death toll from the powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture in southwestern Japan has risen to 38, while more than 9,200 people remain in evacuation centers. According
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Japan quake death toll reaches 38 as thousands remain displaced 8/2/2026 9:15:00 AM.

Japanese authorities confirmed on Sunday that the death toll from last week''s magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto prefecture has climbed to 38, as more than 9,200 displaced residents remain in evacuation shelters amid soaring temperatures
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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),