M 6.1 in Japan on 26 Apr 2026 20:23 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 1537604
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.1M
Depth: 81 Km
Lat/Lon: 42.6311 , 142.9615
Event Date: 26 Apr 2026 20:23 UTC
27 Apr 2026 05:23 Local
Exposed Population: 370 thousand in MMI V
Inserted at: 26 Apr 2026 20:44 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000st1m Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 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

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Magnitude 6.1 earthquake strikes in northern Japan April 27, 2026 4/27/2026 12:38:00 AM.

A preliminary magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck northern Japan early Monday, the U.S. Geological Survey reported, but there were no immediate reports of fatalities or damage, The quake struck 18 kilometers (11 miles) west of the small town of
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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),