2 May 09:31 UTC: First to report: VolcanoDiscovery after 1 minute.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMay 2, 2026 09:29:54 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, May 2, 2026, at 06:29 pm (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed early alertMagnitudeunknownDepth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude35.1695°N / 136.9323°EAichi-ken, JapanSeismic antipode35.1695°S / 43.068°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt7 reportsPrimary data sourceVolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)Nearest volcanoUeno (70 km / 43 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 22.7°C (73 F), humidity: 42%, wind: 1 m/s (2 kts) from NE2 minutes ago reported feltMay 2, 2026 09:29 GMT / May 2, 2026 06:29 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 35.16949 / 136.93226: Near Nagoya, Aichi, JapanSource: VolcanoDiscoveryDetail info | Read user reports | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22964470',35.16949,136.93226,'2 minutes ago: Reported shaking',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Nagoya, a city of 2.3 million people in Japan, in 2.7 km (1.7 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 257 km (160 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(*)RegionCountry3 km (2 mi)NW of epicenterNagoya(pop: 2,332,200)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan9 km (6 mi)N of epicenterToyoyama(pop: 15,600)III: WeakNishikasugai-gun, Aichi-kenJapan9 km (6 mi)N of epicenterKasugai(pop: 308,700)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan10 km (6 mi)NE of epicenterOwariasahi(pop: 83,100)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan10 km (6 mi)NW of epicenterKitanagoya(pop: 86,400)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan10 km (6 mi)W of epicenterOharu(pop: 32,400)III: WeakAma-gun, Aichi-kenJapan10 km (6 mi)NW of epicenterKiyosu(pop: 67,400)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan11 km (7 mi)E of epicenterNagakute(pop: 60,200)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan11 km (7 mi)E of epicenterNisshin(pop: 91,800)III: WeakAichi-kenJapan12 km (8 mi)W of epicenterAma(pop: 86,100)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan13 km (8 mi)W of epicenterKanie(pop: 37,300)II: Very weakAma-gun, Aichi-kenJapan13 km (8 mi)N of epicenterKomaki(pop: 148,900)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan14 km (9 mi)NW of epicenterIwakura(pop: 48,000)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan14 km (9 mi)SE of epicenterMorowa(pop: 43,900)II: Very weakAichi-gun, Aichi-kenJapan16 km (10 mi)SE of epicenterToyoake(pop: 69,300)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan16 km (10 mi)NW of epicenterInazawa(pop: 134,800)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan16 km (10 mi)S of epicenterTokai(pop: 113,800)II: Very weakTokai Shi, Aichi-kenJapan17 km (10 mi)NE of epicenterSeto(pop: 127,800)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan17 km (10 mi)SE of epicenterMiyoshi(pop: 62,000)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan17 km (11 mi)S of epicenterObu(pop: 93,100)II: Very weakObu Shi, Aichi-kenJapan18 km (11 mi)W of epicenterAisai(pop: 60,800)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan19 km (12 mi)NW of epicenterIchinomiya(pop: 380,100)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan19 km (12 mi)N of epicenterKonan(pop: 98,300)II: Very weakKonan-shi, Aichi-kenJapan19 km (12 mi)W of epicenterYatomi(pop: 43,000)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan20 km (12 mi)S of epicenterChita(pop: 84,400)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan20 km (12 mi)W of epicenterTsushima(pop: 67,700)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan21 km (13 mi)SE of epicenterChiryu(pop: 72,200)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan21 km (13 mi)S of epicenterKariya(pop: 153,800)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan22 km (14 mi)SE of epicenterToyota(pop: 426,200)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan23 km (14 mi)S of epicenterOgawa(pop: 49,600)II: Very weakChita-gun, Aichi-kenJapan23 km (15 mi)N of epicenterInuyama(pop: 74,000)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan25 km (15 mi)NE of epicenterTajimi(pop: 107,800)II: Very weakGifuJapan27 km (17 mi)SE of epicenterAnjo(pop: 188,700)II: Very weakAnjo Shi, Aichi-kenJapan27 km (17 mi)SW of epicenterKuwana(pop: 140,100)II: Very weakMie-kenJapan28 km (17 mi)N of epicenterKakamigahara(pop: 144,500)II: Very weakGifuJapan28 km (18 mi)NE of epicenterKani(pop: 102,100)II: Very weakGifuJapan32 km (20 mi)S of epicenterHanda(pop: 117,900)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan32 km (20 mi)SE of epicenterOkazaki(pop: 384,700)II: Very weakAichi-kenJapan35 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterOgaki(pop: 161,500)II: Very weakOgaki Shi, GifuJapan257 km (160 mi)E of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300): Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this possible quake (7)The first report about ground shaking reached us after only 1 minute. So far, we have received 7 reports for this unconfirmed quake from Japan. The quake was reported to have been felt in up to approx. 3.7 km (2.3 mi) distance.Most reports came from Osaka (2 reports), a city of 2.8 million people in 141 km (88 mi) distance west of the epicenter, Japan, Kyoto (2 reports), a city of 1.5 million people in 108 km (67 mi) distance west of the epicenter, and Nagoya (1 report) (2.7 km or 1.7 mi to the northwest) in Aichi-ken. Further below is a list of places where most people reported this quake.This section is being updated as new data comes in.User reports estimate the perceived ground shaking intensity according to the MMI (Modified Mercalli Intensity) scale.Contribute:Leave a comment if you find a particular report interesting or want to add to it.Flag as inappropriate.Mark as helpful or interesting.Send your own user report!TranslateKyoto japan (106.8 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 5-10 sOsaka (142.3 km WSW of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III)Kyoto (108.3 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Light shaking (MMI IV) / 2-5 s : in bed 141.2 km WSW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) / horizontal (sideways) swinging / 2-5 s : Light shaking 3.7 km SE of epicenter [Map] / Very weak shaking (MMI II) : Weak shaking, lights shook a bit. Felt by people who are paying attention 0.1 km NW of epicenter [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : Strong Kyoto (106.8 km W of epicenter) [Map] / Weak shaking (MMI III) : 1 shake and then nothing List of cities/places with most reportsPlaceDistance from epicenterAverage reported Shaking IntensityNr. of reportsOsaka, Osaka, Japan(Pop.: 2,753,862)141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterIII: Weak shaking2Kyoto, Kyoto, Japan(Pop.: 1,463,723)108 km (67 mi)W of epicenterIV: Light shaking2Nagoya, Aichi-ken, Japan(Pop.: 2,332,176)2.7 km (1.7 mi)NW of epicenterIII: Weak shaking1Note: Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (7 in total) could be used for statistics.What is Intensity and the Mercalli Intensity Scale?The amount of shaking that occurs on the surface due to an earthquake is called the intensity. It is commonly measured on the so-called Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) ranging from 1 (not felt) to 10 (extreme shaking), and given in Roman numerals as I,II,...IX, X, and often displayed with color codes ranging from light blue to dark red.Earthquake intensity depends mainly on the magnitude and depth of the quake as well as the distance from the epicenter: The further away, the less shaking intensity occurs.Read more about the MMI scale!Number of reports by intensityShaking intensityNumber of reportsMin-Max distance from epicenter (*)Average distance (*)II: Very weak shaking13.7–3.7 km (2.3–2.3 mi)3.7 km (2.3 mi)III: Weak shaking10–0 km (0–0 mi)0 km (0 mi)Notes(*) Reports are filtered to exclude those that are likely highly inaccurate or esaggerated.Only reports with latitude/longitude coordinate positions given (7 in total) could be used for geographic statistics.Get the Android appI didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.Compare 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 GMT2026-05-2EpicenterAgency3.010 km6.2 mi(*)09:29:54Near Nagoya, Aichi, JapanVolcanoDiscovery (User-reported shaking)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,100 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 18.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.58 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 10.5 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 45 quakes per year (or 3.7 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 119 quakes per year (or 9.9 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 413 quakes per year (or 34.4 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 7 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake