M 6.8 in Japan on 28 Jul 2026 07:27 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 1554552
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.8M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.6817 , 130.7217
Event Date: 28 Jul 2026 07:27 UTC
28 Jul 2026 16:27 Local
Exposed Population: 1.2 million (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2026 07:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.8 0.1 0.8
us6000tgb9 Scaled population (raster) 5.76 Max wave alert 0.18m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.18m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.57      
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Terremoto di magnitudo 7.1 nel sud del Giappone, pochi danni e nessun .. 7/28/2026 10:52:00 AM.

L’agenzia meteorologica nazionale ha riferito che il sisma ha raggiunto il livello 7 della scala sismica giapponese Shindo, il massimo grado previsto. Un forte terremoto di magnitudo 7.1 ha colpito il sud del Giappone . Lo riferisce l’Agenz
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Terremoto en Japón: al menos 50 heridos, edificios derrumbados y miles.. 7/28/2026 10:50:00 AM.

El sismo se registró a las 16.27 (hora japonesa) y alcanzó el nivel máximo (7.0) en la escala de intensidad sísmica Shindo, una referencia en Japón que mide la fuerza con la que se sienten los terremotos, precisó la agencia meteorológica ni
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Séisme de magnitude 7,1 au Japon: plusieurs dizaines de blessés, des b.. 7/28/2026 10:50:00 AM.

Le tremblement de terre survenu à 16H27 (07H27 GMT) dans le département de Kumamoto, sur l’île de Kyushu, était de magnitude 7,1 selon l’agence météorologique nippone (JMA). « Nous évaluons encore l’ampleur des blessés et des dégâts matérie
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10:42 Fuerte sismo de 7,1 en Japón: hay heridos, daños y alerta de t.. 7/28/2026 10:48:00 AM.

Fuerte sismo de 7,1 en Japón: hay heridos, daños y alerta de tsunami El movimiento se registró en la prefectura de Kumamoto, provocó derrumbes, incendios y cortes de energía, mientras las autoridades evalúan el impacto y monitorean po
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

USGS estimates the number of casualties for each earthquake for the Prompt Assessment of Global Earthquakes for Response (PAGER) product.
The graph shows the current fatalities estimate.

Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (90), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),