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The quake had a moderate depth of 87 km (54 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Japan | Kagoshima-ken | Okinawa | MiyazakiHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 87 km depth23 Apr 23:00 UTC: First to report: NIED after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeApr 23, 2026 22:52:55 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Apr 24, 2026, at 07:52 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth87 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude28.327°N / 131.103°EJapanSeismic antipode28.327°S / 48.897°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoAkuseki-jima (193 km / 120 mi)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 energy8 minutes agoApr 23, 2026 22:52 GMT / Apr 24, 2026 07:52 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 28.327 / 131.103: Japan: Near Amami-Oshima IslandSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22938605',28.32700,131.10300,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Japan: Near Amami-Oshima Island',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 Akaren, a town with 6,600 inhabitants in Japan, in 115 km (71 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry115 km (71 mi)W of epicenterAkaren(pop: 6,630)III: WeakOshima-gun, Kagoshima-kenJapan148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterTatsugo(pop: 5,990)III: WeakOshima-gun, Kagoshima-kenJapan158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterAmami(pop: 41,400)III: WeakKagoshima-kenJapan159 km (99 mi)W of epicenterNaze(pop: 41,400)III: WeakAmami Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan268 km (166 mi)N of epicenterNishinoomote(pop: 17,800)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan326 km (203 mi)N of epicenterIbusuki(pop: 39,000)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan336 km (209 mi)N of epicenterMakurazaki(pop: 22,000)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan341 km (212 mi)N of epicenterKanoya(pop: 101,100)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan342 km (212 mi)N of epicenterMinamikyushu(pop: 33,100)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan350 km (217 mi)N of epicenterMinamisatsuma(pop: 32,900)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan350 km (218 mi)N of epicenterShibushi(pop: 30,200)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan352 km (219 mi)N of epicenterKaseda-shirakame(pop: 39,000)II: Very weakMinamisatsuma Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan362 km (225 mi)SW of epicenterNago(pop: 63,600)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan364 km (226 mi)N of epicenterKagoshima(pop: 595,000)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan365 km (227 mi)N of epicenterNichinan(pop: 51,200)II: Very weakMiyazakiJapan369 km (229 mi)N of epicenterSoo(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan378 km (235 mi)N of epicenterUmeki(pop: 47,200)II: Very weakHioki Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan379 km (235 mi)N of epicenterHamanoichi(pop: 39,500)II: Very weakKirishima Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan379 km (235 mi)N of epicenterMiyakonojo(pop: 161,100)II: Very weakMiyakonojo Shi, MiyazakiJapan380 km (236 mi)N of epicenterKokubu-matsuki(pop: 57,900)II: Very weakKirishima Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan381 km (237 mi)N of epicenterKirishima(pop: 123,200)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan386 km (240 mi)N of epicenterIchikikushikino(pop: 30,600)II: Very weakIchiki-kushikino Shi, Kagoshima-kenJapan387 km (240 mi)N of epicenterAira(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan387 km (240 mi)SW of epicenterUruma(pop: 125,300)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan387 km (241 mi)SW of epicenterGushikawa(pop: 65,300)II: Very weakUruma Shi, OkinawaJapan389 km (241 mi)SW of epicenterKatsuren-haebaru(pop: 34,200)II: Very weakUruma Shi, OkinawaJapan394 km (245 mi)SW of epicenterOkinawa(pop: 142,800)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan395 km (245 mi)SW of epicenterYomitan(pop: 41,200)II: Very weakNakagami, OkinawaJapan396 km (246 mi)N of epicenterSendai(pop: 92,400)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapan400 km (249 mi)N of epicenterMiyazaki(pop: 401,300)II: Very weakMiyazakiJapan402 km (250 mi)SW of epicenterGinowan(pop: 100,100)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan404 km (251 mi)SW of epicenterNishihara(pop: 35,000)II: Very weakUrasoe Shi, OkinawaJapan405 km (252 mi)SW of epicenterUrasoe(pop: 115,700)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan407 km (253 mi)N of epicenterKobayashi(pop: 44,200)II: Very weakMiyazakiJapan409 km (254 mi)SW of epicenterKanegusuku(pop: 40,400)II: Very weakShimajiri-gun, OkinawaJapan410 km (255 mi)SW of epicenterNanjo(pop: 44,000)II: Very weakNanjo Shi, OkinawaJapan412 km (256 mi)SW of epicenterNaha(pop: 317,600)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan414 km (257 mi)SW of epicenterTomigusuku(pop: 64,600)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan419 km (260 mi)SW of epicenterItoman(pop: 61,000)II: Very weakOkinawaJapan424 km (263 mi)N of epicenterIzumi(pop: 52,000)II: Very weakKagoshima-kenJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-04-23EpicenterAgency4.987 km54 mi22:52:55NEAR AMAMI-OSHIMA ISLANDNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 8 km2 (3 square miles) as a first-order estimate. 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