A magnitude 5.1 earthquake near Nishinoomote, Nishinoomote Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, was reported only 13 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), considered one of the key international agencies that monitor seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a moderately shallow depth of 33. km beneath the epicenter early morning on Friday, July 17th, 2026, at 6:49 am 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.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 Nishinoomote (pop. 17,800) located 40 km from the epicenter, Kushima (pop. 22,100) 70 km away, Shibushi (pop. 30,200) 73 km away, Kanoya (pop. 101,100) 77 km away, Ibusuki (pop. 39,000) 81 km away, Nichinan (pop. 51,200) 81 km away, Soo (pop. 33,300) 94 km away, and Kagoshima (pop. 595,000) 111 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 16, 2026 09:49 pm (Universal Time) local time (16 Jul 2026 21:49 GMT)Magnitude: 5.1Depth: 33.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 30.89°N / 131.4°E (Nishinoomote Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC