M6.1 earthquake in Japan region on January 21, 2026

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck on January 21, 2026 at 16:37 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 1,361 km south of Kakegawa, at a depth of 8 km. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.1magnitude

8 kmdepth

16:37time UTC

greenUSGS alert

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Key facts

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

Nearest cities

Kakegawa (Japan)1,361 km
Fujieda (Japan)1,364 km
Kisarazu (Japan)1,379 km
Ise (Japan)1,379 km
Odawara (Japan)1,381 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 12 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M5.6.

M5.6 · Aug 15, 19:32 UTC42 km
M5.2 · Aug 27, 05:44 UTC119 km
M5.1 · Sep 22, 05:18 UTC27 km
M5.0 · Jan 25, 22:02 UTC82 km
M4.9 · Sep 22, 06:11 UTC26 km
M4.8 · Apr 16, 17:19 UTC109 km
M4.6 · Oct 25, 09:11 UTC81 km
M4.6 · Apr 23, 16:49 UTC18 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 16 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.6 (March 28, 2000).

M7.6 · March 28, 2000150 km
M7.5 · September 28, 2007132 km
M6.8 · December 21, 1977262 km
M6.8 · May 26, 1978120 km
M6.5 · July 3, 2001178 km