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The quake had a great depth of 404 km (251 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Japan | Ishikawa-ken | Toyama | FukuiHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 404 km depth14 Aug 04:00 UTC: First to report: NIED after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 14, 2026 03:51:15 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 14, 2026, at 12:51 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth404 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.324°N / 134.655°EJapanSeismic antipode38.324°S / 45.345°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)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 energy9 minutes agoAug 14, 2026 03:51 GMT / Aug 14, 2026 12:51 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 38.324 / 134.655: Sea OF JapanSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23270355',38.32400,134.65500,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Sea OF Japan',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 Wajima, a town with 25,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 222 km (138 mi) distance southeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 535 km (332 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(*)RegionCountry222 km (138 mi)SE of epicenterWajima(pop: 24,600)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan232 km (144 mi)SE of epicenterAnamizu(pop: 17,800)II: Very weakHosu Gun, Ishikawa-kenJapan238 km (148 mi)SE of epicenterOshima(pop: 18,600)II: Very weakHakui Gun, Ishikawa-kenJapan247 km (153 mi)SE of epicenterHakui(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan248 km (154 mi)SE of epicenterNanao(pop: 50,300)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan251 km (156 mi)SE of epicenterKahoku(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan257 km (160 mi)SE of epicenterMukai-awagasaki(pop: 26,600)II: Very weakKahoku Gun, Ishikawa-kenJapan258 km (161 mi)SE of epicenterKanazawa(pop: 466,000)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan260 km (162 mi)SE of epicenterTsubata(pop: 37,700)II: Very weakKahoku Gun, Ishikawa-kenJapan263 km (163 mi)SE of epicenterMatsuto(pop: 110,400)II: Very weakHakusan Shi, Ishikawa-kenJapan263 km (163 mi)SE of epicenterHimimachi(pop: 54,500)II: Very weakHimi Shi, ToyamaJapan263 km (163 mi)SE of epicenterHimi(pop: 44,000)II: Very weakToyamaJapan264 km (164 mi)SE of epicenterNonoichi(pop: 57,200)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan266 km (165 mi)SE of epicenterKomatsu(pop: 108,500)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan267 km (166 mi)SE of epicenterOyabe(pop: 29,000)II: Very weakToyamaJapan267 km (166 mi)SE of epicenterNomimachi(pop: 48,500)II: Very weakKomatsu Shi, Ishikawa-kenJapan269 km (167 mi)SE of epicenterMikuni(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakSakai-shi, FukuiJapan270 km (168 mi)SE of epicenterKaga(pop: 67,800)II: Very weakIshikawa-kenJapan270 km (168 mi)SE of epicenterAwara(pop: 27,500)II: Very weakFukuiJapan272 km (169 mi)SE of epicenterTakaoka(pop: 170,100)II: Very weakToyamaJapan274 km (170 mi)SE of epicenterNishishinminato(pop: 36,000)II: Very weakImizu Shi, ToyamaJapan277 km (172 mi)SE of epicenterTonami(pop: 48,700)II: Very weakToyamaJapan278 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterSakai(pop: 92,200)II: Very weakFukuiJapan278 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterImizu(pop: 90,700)II: Very weakToyamaJapan279 km (173 mi)SE of epicenterNanto-shi(pop: 48,000)II: Very weakNanto Shi, ToyamaJapan281 km (174 mi)SE of epicenterMaruoka(pop: 33,600)II: Very weakSakai-shi, FukuiJapan282 km (175 mi)SE of epicenterNanto(pop: 48,000)II: Very weakToyamaJapan287 km (178 mi)SE of epicenterFukui-shi(pop: 262,300)II: Very weakFukui-shi, FukuiJapan289 km (180 mi)SE of epicenterToyama(pop: 415,800)II: Very weakToyamaJapan293 km (182 mi)SE of epicenterKurobe-shi(pop: 41,600)II: Very weakKurobe Shi, ToyamaJapan295 km (184 mi)SE of epicenterNamerikawa(pop: 34,600)II: Very weakToyamaJapan295 km (184 mi)SE of epicenterUozu(pop: 45,800)II: Very weakToyamaJapan297 km (185 mi)SE of epicenterSabae(pop: 68,300)II: Very weakFukuiJapan301 km (187 mi)SE of epicenterTakefu(pop: 75,800)II: Very weakEchizen Shi, FukuiJapan303 km (188 mi)SE of epicenterEchizen(pop: 83,100)II: Very weakFukuiJapan322 km (200 mi)SE of epicenterTsuruga(pop: 68,500)I: Not feltFukuiJapan335 km (208 mi)SE of epicenterTakayama(pop: 88,500)I: Not feltGifuJapan365 km (227 mi)SE of epicenterAzumino(pop: 94,200)I: Not feltNaganoJapan374 km (232 mi)SE of epicenterMatsumoto(pop: 241,100)I: Not feltNaganoJapan535 km (332 mi)SE of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-14EpicenterAgency4.9404 km251 mi03:51:15SEA OF JAPANNIED (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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