• Major M7.4 earthquake hits near east coast of Honshu, Japan, tsunami waves observed along Tohoku coast

    ByTeo Blašković

    A major earthquake registered by the USGS as M7.4 struck near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, at 07:53 UTC (16:53 local time) on April 20, 2026. The agency is reporting a depth of 35 km (21.7 miles). JMA and EMSC are reporting M7.4 at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). According to the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center (PTWC), hazardous tsunami waves are possible within 300 km (186 miles) of the epicenter.

  • Strong and shallow M6.8 earthquake, multiple strong aftershocks hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong and shallow earthquake registered by the USGS as M6.8 hit off the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 08:03 UTC (17:03 local time) on November 9, 2025. The agency is reporting a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). The Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA) reported it as M6.7 at a depth of 10 km, while the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported M6.8 at a depth of 5 km (3.1 miles).

  • M6.0 earthquake hits near the east coast of Honshu, Japan

    ByTeo Blašković

    A strong earthquake registered by the JMA as M6.0 hit near the east coast of Honshu, Japan at 23:58 UTC on May 13, 2021 (08:58 JST, May 14). The agency is reporting a depth of 40 km (25 miles). USGS is reporting M6.0 at a depth of 32 km (20 miles); EMSC M6.0 at a…

  • M 6.2 off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

    ByChillymanjaro

    Strong and shallow earthquake M6.2 occurred on October 1 at 22:21:45 UTC off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. The epicenter was located 97 km (60 miles) ENE of Miyako (39.853°N, 143.047°E) at depth of 9.7 km (6.0 miles). JMA Japan reports a M6.3 at a depth of 10