M 5.7 in Japan on 06 Jan 2026 01:18 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 1518198
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 35.3203 , 133.0755
Event Date: 06 Jan 2026 01:18 UTC
06 Jan 2026 10:18 Local
Exposed Population: 30 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 06 Jan 2026 02:03 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0.1 0.1
us7000rmqv Scaled population (raster) 3.35  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 07 Jan 2026)Wed, 07 Jan 2026 11:01

  • A 5.7 M earthquake struck Shimane prefecture in Chugoku region of Honshu, Japan, at a depth of 10 km on 6 January at 01:18 UTC (10:18 local time). The epicentre was located 18 km south of Matsue, the capital of Shimane prefecture.
  • USGS PAGER estimates 20 000 people exposed to very strong shaking and up to 403 000 people exposed to strong shaking.
  • The Japanese Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA), as of 7 January, reports that seven people were injured, of which two seriously injured in Shimane prefecture and five with minor injuries across Shimane, Tottori, and Okayama prefectures. Additionally, five houses have been partially damaged.
  • Media, as of 6 January, further reports damage to several houses and cracks on the roads of Tottori prefecture.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),