A moderately shallow magnitude 5.7 earthquake was reported around noon near Narita, Chiba, Japan.According to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the quake hit on Friday, June 26th, 2026, at 12:46 pm local time at a moderately shallow depth of 37. 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 report.A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 5.7 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.5, and France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.5.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Ryogoku (pop. 49,700) located 9 km from the epicenter, Sanmu (pop. 48,400) 13 km away, Narita (pop. 132,900) 14 km away, Yachimata (pop. 68,800) 16 km away, Asahi (pop. 64,700) 17 km away, Katori-shi (pop. 74,500) 18 km away, Sakura (pop. 173,700) 21 km away, Chiba (pop. 979,800) 35 km away, Tokyo (pop. 9,733,300) 70 km away, and Yokohama (pop. 3,777,500) 81 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.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: Jun 26, 2026 12:46 pm (GMT +9) local time (26 Jun 2026 03:46 GMT)Magnitude: 5.7Depth: 37.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 35.74°N / 140.46°E (Katori-gun, Chiba, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC