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The quake had a very shallow depth of 14.8 km (9 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Japan | Iwate | Aomori | MiyagiHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 15 km depth21 Apr 05:29 UTC: First to report: NIED after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 21, 2026 05:19:51 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Apr 21, 2026, at 02:19 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth14.8 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.988°N / 144.073°EJapanSeismic antipode39.988°S / 35.927°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Estimated seismic energy released1.4 x 1012 joules (392 megawatt hours, equivalent to 338 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.9 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 05:19 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 02:19 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.988 / 144.073: Japan: Far E Off SanrikuSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22930115',39.98800,144.07300,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Japan: Far E Off Sanriku',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in JapanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Miyako, a town with 51,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 186 km (116 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 614 km (381 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry186 km (116 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan191 km (118 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan197 km (123 mi)W of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)II: Very weakIwateJapan205 km (127 mi)SW of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)II: Very weakIwateJapan210 km (131 mi)W of epicenterOno(pop: 15,100)II: Very weakKunohe-gun, IwateJapan226 km (140 mi)W of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)II: Very weakAomoriJapan226 km (141 mi)SW of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)II: Very weakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan230 km (143 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)II: Very weakTono Shi, IwateJapan234 km (145 mi)SW of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan234 km (146 mi)W of epicenterHitokawame(pop: 24,300)II: Very weakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan237 km (147 mi)W of epicenterNinohe(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan240 km (149 mi)W of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)II: Very weakAomoriJapan242 km (151 mi)W of epicenterNanaku(pop: 16,800)II: Very weakSannohe Gun, AomoriJapan246 km (153 mi)SW of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan251 km (156 mi)W of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)II: Very weakIwateJapan252 km (156 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,600)II: Very weakIwateJapan252 km (156 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan253 km (157 mi)W of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan253 km (157 mi)W of epicenterHizume(pop: 32,100)II: Very weakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan254 km (158 mi)W of epicenterYahaba(pop: 28,100)II: Very weakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan262 km (163 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan265 km (165 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)II: Very weakIwateJapan266 km (165 mi)W of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan279 km (173 mi)SW of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan280 km (174 mi)W of epicenterHanawa(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakKazuno Shi, AkitaJapan281 km (175 mi)NW of epicenterMutsu(pop: 56,200)II: Very weakAomoriJapan286 km (178 mi)W of epicenterSemboku(pop: 25,900)II: Very weakAkitaJapan288 km (179 mi)SW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan298 km (185 mi)W of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)II: Very weakAomoriJapan298 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan301 km (187 mi)W of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)II: Very weakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan309 km (192 mi)SW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan311 km (193 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan311 km (193 mi)SW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan336 km (209 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan344 km (214 mi)NW of epicenterHakodate(pop: 275,700)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan360 km (223 mi)NW of epicenterTomakomai(pop: 174,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan614 km (381 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Get the Android appCompare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2026-04-21EpicenterAgency4.915 km9.2 mi05:19:51FAR E OFF SANRIKUNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Previous quakes in the same area of this earthquake10 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 05:19 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 02:19 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.988 / 144.073: Japan: Far E Off SanrikuSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!',4.9,49, '#bb202a', 0.9,1.5, '#bb202a', 0.27);map2.addToMap('thisQuake',39.988,144.073,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Japan: Far E Off Sanriku','Earthquake: Mag 4.9 / 15 km (9.2 mi) depth10 minutes agoApr 21, 2026 05:19 GMT / Apr 21, 2026 02:19 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.988 / 144.073: Japan: Far E Off SanrikuSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!','default'); // this will be local to this table obj function putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex) { qTableOlder.putQuakeOnMap(id,lat,lon,time,title,html,mag,zIndex); } map2.circleScale=0.5;qTableOlder.usePalette=1;qTableOlder.startVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime-(80*365.25*86400);qTableOlder.endVal=qTableOlder.referenceTime; qTableOlder.assignMap(map2); (async function(){await new Promise(r => setTimeout(r,4000));map2.map.setZoom(7)})(); })(); (async function(){while(typeof mkRequest=="undefined")await new Promise(r=>setTimeout(r,500));mkRequest("https://server2.allquakes.com/api/getPrevious.php?quakeId=22930115","get","",function(httpObj){let r=httpObj.responseText,d=document;if(""!=r&&200==httpObj.status){let o=JSON.parse(r);if(!o){d.getElementById("olderQuakesSection").remove();return};let table=d.getElementById("qTableOlder");table.innerHTML+=o.tableRows,qTableOlder.alternateBg(),d.getElementById("placeholder_largestQText").innerHTML=o.html,d.getElementById("sectionPreviousCWrap").style.display="",eval(o.js)}})})();]]>Try our free app!Android | iOS versionSupport Us – Help Us Enhance Our Services!We’re passionate about delivering the latest volcano and earthquake data from around the globe — just for you. 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