Moderate magnitude 4.9 earthquake at 164 km depth17 Jun 14:40 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 12 minutes.17 Jun 14:41: Now using data updates from BMKGI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 17, 2026 14:29:08 UTC - Local time at epicenterWednesday, Jun 17, 2026, at 11:29 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.9Depth164 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.84°N / 144.64°EJapanSeismic antipode38.84°S / 35.36°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 19.4°C (67 F), humidity: 85%, wind: 5 m/s (10 kts) from SEstimated 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 energy12 minutes agoJun 17, 2026 14:29 GMT / Jun 17, 2026 11:29 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 38.84 / 144.64: Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: BMKGOther sources: GFZ: 5.0 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23109534',38.84000,144.64000,'12 minutes ago: Mag. 4.9, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan',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 Yamada, a town with 15,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 242 km (151 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 561 km (348 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(*)RegionCountry242 km (151 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)II: Very weakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan244 km (152 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)II: Very weakIwateJapan249 km (155 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)II: Very weakIwateJapan254 km (158 mi)W of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)II: Very weakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan259 km (161 mi)W of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)II: Very weakIwateJapan265 km (165 mi)W of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan273 km (170 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)II: Very weakTono Shi, IwateJapan288 km (179 mi)NW of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)II: Very weakIwateJapan294 km (183 mi)W of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan302 km (188 mi)W of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan302 km (188 mi)W of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan304 km (189 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)II: Very weakIwateJapan305 km (189 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)II: Very weakOshu Shi, IwateJapan308 km (192 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)II: Very weakIwateJapan310 km (193 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan315 km (196 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)II: Very weakIwateJapan316 km (196 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan319 km (198 mi)W of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan319 km (198 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan320 km (199 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,600)II: Very weakIwateJapan321 km (200 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan322 km (200 mi)W of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan326 km (203 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)II: Very weakAomoriJapan330 km (205 mi)W of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan334 km (208 mi)W of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan335 km (208 mi)W of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)II: Very weakNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan357 km (222 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan364 km (226 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)II: Very weakAkitaJapan378 km (235 mi)W of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan384 km (239 mi)W of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan385 km (239 mi)SW of epicenterIwaki(pop: 357,300)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan400 km (248 mi)NW of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)II: Very weakAomoriJapan401 km (249 mi)W of epicenterAkita(pop: 307,700)II: Very weakAkitaJapan405 km (252 mi)W of epicenterKoriyama(pop: 327,700)II: Very weakKoriyama Shi, FukushimaJapan406 km (252 mi)NW of epicenterHirosaki(pop: 168,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan414 km (257 mi)W of epicenterSakata(pop: 100,300)II: Very weakYamagataJapan461 km (287 mi)SW of epicenterMito(pop: 270,700)II: Very weakIbarakiJapan489 km (304 mi)SW of epicenterUtsunomiya(pop: 518,800)I: Not feltTochigiJapan561 km (348 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapan582 km (362 mi)SW of epicenterYokohama(pop: 3,777,500)I: Not feltKanagawaJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2026-06-17EpicenterAgency4.9164 km102 mi14:29:08Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanBMKG (Meteorological, Climatological, and Geophysical Agency of Indonesia)5.010 km6.2 mi(*)14:28:51.4Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan1.1 km (0.7 mi) epicenter difference with BMKGGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.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)Jun 17, 2026 11:29 pm (GMT +9)12 minutes ago4.9164 km0 km - This quakeNorth Pacific Ocean, 294 km E of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, JapanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 520 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.03 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 31.3 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 1.36 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 11.1 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 42 quakes per year (or 3.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 141 quakes per year (or 11.7 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 484 quakes per year (or 40 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 4 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 30 to 35 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake