Just 8 minutes ago, a 4.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Chiba, Chiba Shi, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Sunday, January 18th, 2026, at 1:49 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 70. km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Chiba (pop. 979,800) located 2 km from the epicenter, Yotsukaido (pop. 95,300) 8 km away, Ichihara (pop. 283,500) 9 km away, Narashino (pop. 176,200) 11 km away, Yachiyo (pop. 199,500) 15 km away, Sakura (pop. 173,700) 18 km away, Urayasu (pop. 171,400) 19 km away, Kamagaya (pop. 109,900) 21 km away, Tokyo (pop. 9,733,300) 38 km away, and Yokohama (pop. 3,777,500) 45 km away.Earthquake data: Date & time: Jan 18, 2026 01:49 am (GMT +9) local time (17 Jan 2026 16:49 GMT)Magnitude: 4.0Depth: 70.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 35.6°N / 140.1°E (Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC