An earthquake of magnitude 5.2 occurred only 13 minutes ago 109 km northeast of Fudai, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Fudai, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, Japan, in the afternoon on Tuesday, July 14th, 2026, at 5:44 pm local time. 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.Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.2.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 Fudai (pop. 2,500) located 109 km from the epicenter, Kuji (pop. 34,400) 115 km away, and Miyako (pop. 51,200) 121 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: Jul 14, 2026 07:44 am (Universal Time) local time (14 Jul 2026 07:44 GMT)Magnitude: 5.2Depth: 19.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 40.18°N / 143.15°E (Japan)Primary data source: EMSC