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

After Japan quake, woman dies of apparent heat stroke while sheltering.. 8/2/2026 10:16:00 PM.

TOKYO — A woman who developed heat stroke while taking shelter in a car is the latest fatality related to a powerful earthquake that struck Japan’s southwestern prefecture of Kumamoto last week, officials said Sunday as concerns over heat-r
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Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki wins first major title after dramatic Women’s Ope.. 8/2/2026 8:28:00 PM.

Henseleit moved to five under alongside Kuwaki with a stunning 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th, to match her opponent’s final-round 70, meaning a play-off on the par-four 18th was required to separate the pair. Both players made pars on the
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Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki wins first major title after dramatic Women’s Ope.. 8/2/2026 8:21:00 PM.

Henseleit moved to five under alongside Kuwaki with a stunning 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th, to match her opponent’s final-round 70, meaning a play-off on the par-four 18th was required to separate the pair. Both players made pars on the
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Japan’s Shiho Kuwaki wins first major title after dramatic Women’s Ope.. 8/2/2026 8:17:00 PM.

Henseleit moved to five under alongside Kuwaki with a stunning 45-foot birdie putt on the 18th, to match her opponent’s final-round 70, meaning a play-off on the par-four 18th was required to separate the pair. Both players made pars on the
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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.
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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),