A moderately shallow magnitude 5.0 earthquake was reported late at night near Shizunai-furukawacho, Hidaka-gun, Hokkaido, Japan.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Sunday, August 2nd, 2026, at 11:49 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 56. km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.0 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.1, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) at magnitude 5.2, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.8.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Urakawa (pop. 12,800) located 22 km from the epicenter, Honcho (pop. 4,500) 25 km away, Hiroo (pop. 7,200) 36 km away, Shizunai-furukawacho (pop. 22,400) 42 km away, Memuro-minami (pop. 18,000) 64 km away, Obihiro (pop. 166,500) 69 km away, Sarubetsu (pop. 25,800) 70 km away, and Otofuke (pop. 44,200) 77 km away.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: Aug 2, 2026 11:49 pm (GMT +9) local time (2 Aug 2026 14:49 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Depth: 56.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 42.35°N / 142.87°E (Urukawa-gun, Hokkaido, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC