M7.0 earthquake in Japan region on October 24, 2026

On October 24, 2026 at 02:09 UTC the ground shook with a magnitude 7.0 earthquake. The epicenter was 773 km south of Kakegawa, with the focus 473 km deep. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

7.0magnitude
473 kmdepth
02:09time UTC
4aftershocks
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Nearest cities

  • Kakegawa (Japan)773 km
  • Fujieda (Japan)779 km
  • Ise (Japan)782 km
  • Matsusaka (Japan)798 km
  • Odawara (Japan)810 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 4 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M6.5.

  • M6.5 · Oct 25, 02:09 UTC36 km
  • M5.3 · Oct 25, 22:14 UTC29 km
  • M4.8 · Oct 25, 22:16 UTC24 km
  • M4.8 · Oct 25, 02:36 UTC38 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 51 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.8 (May 30, 2015).

  • M7.8 · May 30, 201561 km
  • M7.4 · August 6, 2000101 km
  • M7.4 · March 6, 1984180 km
  • M7.1 · August 20, 1998118 km
  • M7.1 · July 4, 1982288 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in KakegawaEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 25, 02:26 UTC.