The citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake reported a magnitude 4.9 quake in Japan near Bando, Bandō Shi, Ibaraki, just 9 minutes ago. The earthquake struck early Tuesday morning, September 29th, 2026, at 4:45 am local time, at a moderately shallow depth of 50 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 reports.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage but was probably felt by many people as light vibrations in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Bando (pop. 57,100), located 4 km from the epicenter; Iwai (pop. 42,500), 6 km away; Joso (pop. 60,800), 9 km away; Koga (pop. 139,300), 19 km away; Tsukuba (pop. 241,700), 20 km away; Tsukuba (pop. 175,600), 21 km away; Chikusei (pop. 100,800), 25 km away; Tokyo (pop. 9,733,300), 49 km away; Mito (pop. 270,700), 57 km away; and Yokohama (pop. 3,777,500), 78 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Sep 29, 2026 04:45 am (GMT +9) local time (28 Sep 2026 19:45 GMT)Magnitude: 4.9Hypocenter depth: 50.00 kmEpicenter coordinates: 36.1°N / 139.9°E (Bando Shi, Ibaraki, Japan)Primary data source: RaspberryShake