M6.0 earthquake in Japan on April 20, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: April 20, 2026, 07:56 UTC, epicenter 100 km east of Miyako. The rupture began 35 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude

35 kmdepth

07:56time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

Ōshū (Japan)180 km
Ichinoseki (Japan)194 km
Ishinomaki (Japan)216 km
Ōsaki (Japan)226 km
Hirosaki (Japan)242 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 82 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.9.

M6.9 · Jun 24, 22:30 UTC96 km
M6.7 · May 15, 11:22 UTC123 km
M6.0 · Jul 1, 12:08 UTC75 km
M5.8 · Jun 27, 20:21 UTC79 km
M5.5 · Aug 8, 17:57 UTC80 km
M5.5 · Apr 21, 18:44 UTC43 km
M5.4 · Apr 20, 08:33 UTC35 km
M5.4 · Apr 20, 08:32 UTC16 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 182 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M9.1 (March 11, 2011).

M9.1 · March 11, 2011175 km
M8.2 · September 25, 2003237 km
M7.8 · December 28, 199488 km
M7.7 · June 12, 1978199 km
M7.7 · March 11, 2011230 km