Moderate magnitude 4.4 earthquake at 187 km depth16 Jun 01:30 UTC: First to report: NIED after 20 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJun 16, 2026 01:09:58 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Jun 16, 2026, at 10:09 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.4Depth187 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude43.54°N / 143.409°EAshoro-gun, Hokkaido, JapanSeismic antipode43.54°S / 36.591°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoKumaneshiri (14 km / 9 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2.5 x 1011 joules (69.8 megawatt hours, equivalent to 60 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.4 | about seismic energy20 minutes agoJun 16, 2026 01:09 GMT / Jun 16, 2026 10:09 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 43.54 / 143.409: Japan: Tokachi RegionSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23102771',43.54000,143.40900,'20 minutes ago: Mag. 4.4, Japan: Tokachi 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 Oketo, a town with 3,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 21 km (13 mi) distance northeast of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 929 km (577 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(*)RegionCountry21 km (13 mi)NE of epicenterOketo(pop: 3,040)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan28 km (18 mi)E of epicenterRikubetsu(pop: 2,530)II: Very weakAshoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan34 km (21 mi)NE of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 4,680)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan35 km (22 mi)S of epicenterKamishihoro(pop: 4,910)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan35 km (22 mi)S of epicenterAshoro(pop: 7,150)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan47 km (29 mi)S of epicenterKamihonbetsu(pop: 6,620)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan49 km (30 mi)NE of epicenterKitami(pop: 119,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan53 km (33 mi)E of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan58 km (36 mi)N of epicenterEngaru(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan59 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterShikaoi(pop: 5,270)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterKamikawa(pop: 5,290)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan63 km (39 mi)S of epicenterOtofuke(pop: 44,200)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan64 km (40 mi)NE of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan64 km (40 mi)NW of epicenterSanjukyusen(pop: 2,420)II: Very weakMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan69 km (43 mi)NE of epicenterToppushi(pop: 4,880)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan69 km (43 mi)S of epicenterIkeda(pop: 6,930)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan71 km (44 mi)S of epicenterObihiro(pop: 166,500)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterShimizu(pop: 9,780)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Tokachi), HokkaidoJapan74 km (46 mi)NE of epicenterOzora(pop: 7,430)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan75 km (46 mi)S of epicenterSarubetsu(pop: 25,800)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan76 km (47 mi)W of epicenterKami-furano(pop: 10,300)II: Very weakSorachi-gun, HokkaidoJapan77 km (48 mi)SW of epicenterMemuro-minami(pop: 18,000)II: Very weakKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterBiei(pop: 10,400)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Ishikari), HokkaidoJapan77 km (48 mi)N of epicenterTakinoue(pop: 2,760)II: Very weakMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan78 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterToma(pop: 6,320)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Ishikari), HokkaidoJapan78 km (49 mi)NW of epicenterAibetsu(pop: 2,990)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Ishikari), HokkaidoJapan79 km (49 mi)SE of epicenterTsurui(pop: 2,560)II: Very weakAkan-gun, HokkaidoJapan79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterHigashikagura(pop: 10,100)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Ishikari), HokkaidoJapan86 km (53 mi)W of epicenterShimo-furano(pop: 25,900)II: Very weakFurano Shi, HokkaidoJapan86 km (53 mi)W of epicenterFurano(pop: 21,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan87 km (54 mi)NE of epicenterAbashiri(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterAsahikawa(pop: 333,500)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan91 km (56 mi)N of epicenterMombetsu(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakMonbetsu Shi, HokkaidoJapan99 km (61 mi)W of epicenterAshibetsu(pop: 19,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan100 km (62 mi)SE of epicenterKushiro(pop: 167,900)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan139 km (86 mi)W of epicenterIwamizawa(pop: 85,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan158 km (98 mi)W of epicenterEbetsu(pop: 134,000)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan164 km (102 mi)SW of epicenterChitose(pop: 98,000)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan175 km (109 mi)W of epicenterSapporo(pop: 1,973,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan929 km (577 mi)S 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 GMT2026-06-16EpicenterAgency4.4187 km116 mi01:09:58TOKACHI REGIONNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jun 16, 2026 10:09 am (GMT +9)20 minutes ago4.4187 km0 km - This quakeHokkaido, JapanMain 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 460 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 6 or higher: 0.1 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 10.5 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 0.61 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.7 years)Mag. 4 or higher: 7.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 51 quakes per year (or 4.2 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 132 quakes per year (or 11 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 259 quakes per year (or 21.6 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 6 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