M6.0 earthquake in Japan on October 31, 2026

Strong M6.0 quake: October 31, 2026, 22:15 UTC, epicenter 58 km southeast of Shima. The rupture began 352 km below the surface. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.0magnitude
352 kmdepth
22:15time UTC
greenUSGS alert
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Key facts

19 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Ise (Japan)78 km
  • Matsusaka (Japan)94 km
  • Tsu (Japan)110 km
  • Nishio (Japan)116 km
  • Kariya (Japan)129 km

Did you feel an earthquake?

Report it to seismologists. These reports help work out quickly where the shaking was strongest. It takes a minute.

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Aftershocks

So far USGS has recorded no aftershocks of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km.

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 35 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.4 (September 5, 2004).

  • M7.4 · September 5, 200471 km
  • M7.2 · September 5, 200490 km
  • M7.2 · January 1, 198418 km
  • M7.1 · August 9, 2009115 km
  • M6.9 · March 7, 1978210 km

See also

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Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Nov 1, 05:40 UTC.