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M4.3 earthquake 79 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan

A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck 79 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan at May 2, 2026, 22:45 UTC, at a depth of 54 km. The epicentre was 82 km (51 mi) ENE of Minami-Soma.

Details

Magnitude4.3 mb
TimeMay 2, 2026, 22:45 UTC
Depth53.8 km
Coordinates37.816, 141.877
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, Japan5 km / 3 midepth 53 km
4.445 km SSE of Ōfunato, Japan98 km / 61 midepth 57 km
4.442 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan41 km / 25 midepth 65 km
4.392 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan91 km / 57 midepth 38 km
4.591 km E of Namie, Japan35 km / 22 midepth 35 km
4.654 km E of Namie, Japan39 km / 24 midepth 55 km
4.366 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan50 km / 31 midepth 49 km
4.5104 km E of Tomioka, Japan67 km / 42 midepth 35 km
4.495 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan23 km / 15 midepth 35 km
4.39 km NE of Tomioka, Japan84 km / 52 midepth 83 km
4.465 km E of Tomioka, Japan52 km / 32 midepth 45 km
4.498 km ESE of Tomioka, Japan100 km / 62 midepth 10 km
4.276 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan3 km / 2 midepth 63 km
4.269 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan68 km / 42 midepth 56 km
4.233 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan52 km / 32 midepth 63 km
4.562 km E of Tomioka, Japan64 km / 40 midepth 39 km
4.296 km E of Namie, Japan32 km / 20 midepth 40 km
4.381 km E of Tomioka, Japan59 km / 37 midepth 56 km
4.093 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan16 km / 10 midepth 61 km
4.352 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan43 km / 27 midepth 68 km
3.959 km ENE of Minami-Sōma, Japan23 km / 14 midepth 69 km
4.481 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan16 km / 10 midepth 57 km
4.463 km SSE of Onagawa Chō, Japan18 km / 11 midepth 60 km
4.590 km E of Tomioka, Japan69 km / 43 midepth 36 km
4.742 km ENE of Namie, Japan45 km / 28 midepth 66 km

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