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The quake had a shallow depth of 60 km (37 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | Seismograms | User reports | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Japan | Iwate | Aomori | AkitaHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 60 km depth27 Aug 20:03 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 8 minutes.27 Aug 20:06: Now using data updates from GFZ27 Aug 20:07: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeAug 27, 2026 19:54:41 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Aug 28, 2026, at 04:54 am (GMT +9)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.00Depth60 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude40.659°N / 142.334°EIwate, JapanSeismic antipode40.659°S / 37.666°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoHakkoda (123 km / 76 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeClear Sky 22.2°C (72 F), humidity: 88%, wind: 8 m/s (15 kts) from WSWEstimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy14 minutes agoAug 27, 2026 19:54 GMT / Aug 28, 2026 04:54 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 40.659 / 142.334: Near East Coast OF Honshu, JapanSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 5.0 / 60 km, GFZ: 5.0 / 60 km, 1 more...Detail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23317351',40.65900,142.33400,'14 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Near East Coast OF Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Hachinohe, a city with more than 240,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 73 km (45 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 599 km (372 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry71 km (44 mi)SW of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)III: WeakIwateJapan73 km (45 mi)W of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)III: WeakAomoriJapan73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterOno(pop: 15,100)III: WeakKunohe-gun, IwateJapan74 km (46 mi)SW of epicenterTashiro(pop: 13,500)III: WeakSannohe Gun, AomoriJapan75 km (47 mi)W of epicenterHitokawame(pop: 24,300)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan75 km (47 mi)SW of epicenterNoda(pop: 4,200)III: WeakKunohe-gun, IwateJapan80 km (50 mi)W of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)III: WeakAomoriJapan83 km (51 mi)SW of epicenterFudai(pop: 2,490)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan83 km (52 mi)SW of epicenterKarumai(pop: 8,420)III: WeakKunohe-gun, IwateJapan84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterShibayama(pop: 10,400)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan88 km (55 mi)NW of epicenterObuchi(pop: 10,400)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterHakuromachi(pop: 16,000)III: WeakSannohe Gun, AomoriJapan92 km (57 mi)SW of epicenterMinamida(pop: 5,380)III: WeakKunohe-gun, IwateJapan92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterToyota(pop: 16,400)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterNanaku(pop: 16,800)III: WeakSannohe Gun, AomoriJapan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)III: WeakAomoriJapan96 km (59 mi)SW of epicenterNinohe(pop: 25,500)III: WeakIwateJapan100 km (62 mi)W of epicenterShichinohe(pop: 14,600)III: WeakKamikita-gun, AomoriJapan100 km (62 mi)W of epicenterShimogoto(pop: 2,200)III: WeakSannohe Gun, AomoriJapan101 km (63 mi)SW of epicenterIchinohe(pop: 12,100)III: WeakNinohe-gun, IwateJapan117 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterMutsu(pop: 56,200)III: WeakAomoriJapan117 km (73 mi)S of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan133 km (82 mi)SW of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)III: WeakIwateJapan136 km (85 mi)W of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)III: WeakAomoriJapan137 km (85 mi)S of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan139 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,600)III: WeakIwateJapan141 km (88 mi)W of epicenterHanawa(pop: 36,900)III: WeakKazuno Shi, AkitaJapan147 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan147 km (91 mi)W of epicenterNamioka(pop: 20,700)III: WeakAomori Shi, AomoriJapan148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterKuroishi(pop: 38,600)III: WeakAomoriJapan149 km (93 mi)W of epicenterHirakawa(pop: 30,900)III: WeakAomoriJapan154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterYahaba(pop: 28,100)III: WeakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan156 km (97 mi)W of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)III: WeakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan157 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterShizukuishi(pop: 16,300)III: WeakIwate-gun, IwateJapan158 km (98 mi)SW of epicenterHizume(pop: 32,100)III: WeakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan176 km (109 mi)SW of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)III: WeakIwateJapan182 km (113 mi)NW of epicenterHakodate(pop: 275,700)III: WeakHokkaidoJapan599 km (372 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-08-27EpicenterAgency5.060 km37 mi19:54:41.39NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.060 km37 mi19:54:41Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan0.4 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)5.0360 km37 mi19:54:41.39Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.0510 km6.2 mi(*)19:54:48.814near Akita187 km (116 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy."; HTMLcontent += ""; mainMap.addToMap("station"+id, lat, lon, title,HTMLcontent); mainMap.map.panTo([lat,lon]); document.getElementById("map_canvas").scrollIntoView();}document.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded", function () { var section = document.getElementById("seismogramSection"); if (!section) return; var images = section.querySelectorAll("img.waitBg"); if (!images.length) return; images.forEach(function(img, index){ img.addEventListener("error", function(){ // If the first image fails, hide the whole section. if (index === 0) { // Remove TOC entry var tocLink = document.querySelector('#toc .tocLink[data-href="seismogramSection"]'); if (tocLink) {tocLink.remove()} // Remove whole section section.remove(); } // Otherwise remove only this station. var plot = img.closest(".plotContainer"); if (!plot) return; var station = plot.previousElementSibling; var caption = plot.nextElementSibling; if (station) station.remove(); plot.remove(); if (caption) caption.remove(); // Remove empty "Show more" var more = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms"); if (more && !more.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { more.remove(); var btn = document.getElementById("moreSeismograms_1"); if (btn) btn.remove(); } // Hide section if nothing remains. if (!section.querySelector(".plotContainer")) { section.style.display = "none"; } }, { once: true }); });});]]>SeismogramsSeismic station: Erimo, Hokkaido Island, Japan (ERM/II network) | Distance from quake: 166 km / 103 mi | Show on map | Station InfoSeismogram (vertical component) around time of quake. Thin dotted red line indicates time of quake. Seismic waves arrive some time later, depending on distance. Bandpass filter applied: 0.1-5.0 Hz. Source: NSF SAGE Facility IRISWS timeseriesplot Web ServiceSeismic station: Matsushiro, Japan (MAJO/IU network) | Distance from quake: 581 km / 361 mi | Show on map | Station InfoShow moreEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,000 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.72 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.4 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7.7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 54 quakes per year (or 4.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 194 quakes per year (or 16.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 553 quakes per year (or 46 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 14 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake