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M4.5 earthquake 27 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan

A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 27 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan at Apr 12, 2026, 13:00 UTC, at a depth of 78 km. The epicentre was 37 km (23 mi) ESE of Ishinomaki.

Details

Magnitude4.5 mwr
TimeApr 12, 2026, 13:00 UTC
Depth78.5 km
Coordinates38.284, 141.686
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.574 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan50 km / 31 midepth 53 km
4.445 km SSE of Ōfunato, Japan50 km / 31 midepth 57 km
4.442 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan15 km / 9 midepth 65 km
4.591 km E of Namie, Japan90 km / 56 midepth 35 km
4.654 km E of Namie, Japan84 km / 52 midepth 55 km
4.366 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan41 km / 26 midepth 49 km
4.495 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan68 km / 42 midepth 35 km
4.276 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan52 km / 32 midepth 63 km
4.122 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan73 km / 45 midepth 71 km
4.269 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan48 km / 30 midepth 56 km
4.233 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan81 km / 50 midepth 63 km
4.296 km E of Namie, Japan86 km / 53 midepth 40 km
5.061 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan80 km / 50 midepth 30 km
4.225 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan82 km / 51 midepth 65 km
4.093 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan67 km / 42 midepth 61 km
4.352 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan26 km / 16 midepth 68 km
3.959 km ENE of Minami-Sōma, Japan54 km / 34 midepth 69 km
4.445 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan63 km / 39 midepth 63 km
4.481 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan70 km / 44 midepth 57 km
4.215 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan86 km / 54 midepth 62 km
4.527 km SE of Ōfunato, Japan68 km / 42 midepth 81 km
4.463 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan41 km / 25 midepth 60 km
4.468 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan82 km / 51 midepth 39 km
6.741 km ESE of Ōfunato, Japan83 km / 52 midepth 42 km
4.742 km ENE of Namie, Japan82 km / 51 midepth 66 km

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.