Just 9 minutes ago, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Obihiro, Obihiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan. The tremor was recorded early morning on Monday, April 27th, 2026, at 5:23 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 80.10 km below the surface.The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 6.1 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.1, and Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) at magnitude 6.5.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Naka-satsunai (pop. 3,900) located 17 km from the epicenter, Memuro-minami (pop. 18,000) 32 km away, Obihiro (pop. 166,500) 39 km away, Sarubetsu (pop. 25,800) 42 km away, Otofuke (pop. 44,200) 46 km away, Shizunai-furukawacho (pop. 22,400) 58 km away, Shimo-furano (pop. 25,900) 93 km away, Furano (pop. 21,100) 93 km away, and Sapporo (pop. 1,973,800) 139 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Apr 27, 2026 05:23 am (GMT +9) local time (26 Apr 2026 20:23 GMT)Magnitude: 6.3Depth: 56.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 42.81°N / 142.89°E (Obihiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC