Light magnitude 3.9 earthquake at 30 km depth19 Sep 05:07 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.19 Sep 05:07: Now using data updates from EMSCI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeSep 19, 2026 05:01:30 UTC - Local time at epicenterSaturday, Sep 19, 2026, at 02:01 pm (GMT +9)StatusconfirmedMagnitude3.90Depth30 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.1°N / 142.3°EIwate, JapanSeismic antipode39.1°S / 37.7°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoKurikoma (132 km / 82 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 20.9°C (70 F), humidity: 98%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released4.5 x 1010 joules (12.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 10.7 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 3.9 | about seismic energy36 minutes agoSep 19, 2026 05:01 GMT / Sep 19, 2026 02:01 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.1 / 142.3: Near East Coast OF Honshu, JapanSource: EMSCOther sources: RaspberryShake: 3.9 / 30 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23374650',39.10000,142.30000,'36 minutes ago: Mag. 3.9, Near East Coast OF Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-5-24.png',18,18,9,9,124]); 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 Kesennuma, a town with 61,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 66 km (41 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very 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, 444 km (276 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(*)RegionCountry42 km (26 mi)NW of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan45 km (28 mi)NW of epicenterOtsuchi(pop: 11,600)II: Very weakKamihei-gun, IwateJapan50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)II: Very weakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan51 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan56 km (35 mi)W of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan62 km (39 mi)W of epicenterSetamai(pop: 5,050)II: Very weakKesen-gun, IwateJapan66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)II: Very weakIwateJapan70 km (44 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)II: Very weakTono Shi, IwateJapan88 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterMinamisanriku(pop: 12,200)II: Very weakMotoyoshi Gun, MiyagiJapan94 km (58 mi)NW of epicenterIwaizumi(pop: 8,990)II: Very weakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan101 km (63 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan103 km (64 mi)W of epicenterKanegasaki(pop: 15,600)II: Very weakIsawa-gun, IwateJapan103 km (64 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)II: Very weakIwateJapan107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan108 km (67 mi)SW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan110 km (68 mi)NW of epicenterHizume(pop: 32,100)II: Very weakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan114 km (71 mi)NW of epicenterYahaba(pop: 28,100)II: Very weakShiwa-gun, IwateJapan115 km (72 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan119 km (74 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan119 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan120 km (75 mi)SW of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan124 km (77 mi)SW of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,600)II: Very weakIwateJapan128 km (80 mi)SW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan129 km (80 mi)N of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)II: Very weakIwateJapan130 km (81 mi)SW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan131 km (81 mi)NW of epicenterShizukuishi(pop: 16,300)II: Very weakIwate-gun, IwateJapan134 km (83 mi)NW of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)II: Very weakIwateJapan140 km (87 mi)SW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan144 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan146 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan155 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan157 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterNinohe(pop: 25,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan161 km (100 mi)SW of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)I: Not feltNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan444 km (276 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300): 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 GMT2026-09-19EpicenterAgency3.930 km19 mi05:01:30NEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)3.930 km19 mi05:01:00Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan0 km (0 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 2,900 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.77 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.3 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 10.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 60 quakes per year (or 5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 199 quakes per year (or 16.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 583 quakes per year (or 49 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,000 quakes per year (or 5.6 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake