Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 196 km depth12 Oct 01:05 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 12 minutes.12 Oct 01:07: Now using data updates from GFZ12 Oct 01:22: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 12, 2026 00:53:12 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Oct 12, 2026, at 09:53 am (GMT +9)StatusconfirmedMagnitude4.90Depth196 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude25.172°N / 141.222°ETokyo, JapanSeismic antipode25.172°S / 38.778°WQuality50 seismic stationsShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoKita-Ioto (32 km / 20 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 27.7°C (82 F), humidity: 72%, wind: 5 m/s (9 kts) from NNWEstimated 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 energy43 minutes agoOct 12, 2026 00:53 GMT / Oct 12, 2026 09:53 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 25.172 / 141.222: Volcano Islands, Japan RegionSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.9 / 196 km, GFZ: 4.9 / 196 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23430124',25.17200,141.22200,'43 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Volcano Islands, Japan Region',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 Hutami, a town with 897 inhabitants in Japan, in 234 km (145 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry234 km (145 mi)NE of epicenterHutami(pop: 897)II: Very weakTokyoJapan235 km (146 mi)NE of epicenterOgasawara(pop: 2,930)II: Very weakTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-10-12EpicenterAgency4.9196 km122 mi00:53:12.45±0.36sVOLCANO ISLANDS, JAPAN REGIONEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)4.9196 km122 mi00:53:12Volcano Islands, Japan Region0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)4.87196 km122 mi±4.6 km00:53:12.45±0.36sVolcano Islands, Japan Region0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCEpicenter uncertainty: ± 8.7 kmGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)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. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 12, 2026 09:53 am (GMT +9)43 minutes ago4.9196 km0 km - This quakeVolcano Islands, Japan RegionMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 56 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 11.4 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.02 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 41.7 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.65 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.5 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 10.9 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 19.9 quakes per yearMag. 2 or higher: 20.1 quakes per yearThe area where this quake occurred has a high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 3 quakes above magnitude 6 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 40 to 45 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake