Strong magnitude 5.1 earthquake at unknown depth27 Mar 15:34 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeMar 27, 2026 15:24:31 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Mar 27, 2026, at 03:24 pm (Universal Time GMT +0)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.1Depth10 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.37°N / 143.48°EJapanSeismic antipode39.37°S / 36.52°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Nearest volcanoNanashigure (217 km / 135 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.8 x 1012 joules (783 megawatt hours, equivalent to 674 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.1 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoMar 27, 2026 15:24 GMT / Mar 27, 2026 03:24 pm (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 39.37 / 143.48: Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: GFZDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22848674',39.37000,143.48000,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 5.1, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Yamada, a town with 15,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 132 km (82 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 528 km (328 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry132 km (82 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan136 km (84 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan139 km (86 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan155 km (97 mi)W of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan162 km (101 mi)W of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)III: WeakIwateJapan168 km (104 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan172 km (107 mi)NW of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)III: WeakIwateJapan172 km (107 mi)W of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan200 km (124 mi)W of epicenterHizume(pop: 32,100)III: WeakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan201 km (125 mi)W of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan202 km (126 mi)W of epicenterYahaba(pop: 28,100)III: WeakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)III: WeakIwateJapan203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan204 km (126 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)III: WeakIwateJapan204 km (127 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan207 km (128 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,600)III: WeakIwateJapan209 km (130 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)III: WeakIwateJapan210 km (131 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)III: WeakAomoriJapan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan216 km (134 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)III: WeakMiyagiJapan225 km (140 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)III: WeakMiyagiJapan226 km (140 mi)SW of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan231 km (143 mi)NW of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)III: WeakAomoriJapan234 km (145 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan236 km (146 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan238 km (148 mi)NW of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)III: WeakAomoriJapan242 km (150 mi)SW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan246 km (153 mi)SW of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan249 km (155 mi)SW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan252 km (157 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan257 km (160 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)II: Very weakAkitaJapan258 km (160 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan262 km (163 mi)SW of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)II: Very weakNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)II: Very weakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan284 km (176 mi)NW of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)II: Very weakAomoriJapan290 km (180 mi)NW of epicenterHirosaki(pop: 168,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan291 km (181 mi)W of epicenterAkita(pop: 307,700)II: Very weakAkitaJapan294 km (183 mi)W of epicenterYurihonjo(pop: 76,100)II: Very weakYuri-honjo Shi, AkitaJapan298 km (185 mi)SW of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan528 km (328 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)II: Very weakTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-03-27EpicenterAgency5.0910 km6.2 mi(*)15:24:31.4Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,500 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.92 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 41 quakes per year (or 3.4 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 114 quakes per year (or 9.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 361 quakes per year (or 30.1 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,300 quakes per year (or 3.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake