M 5.6 in Japan on 28 Jul 2026 08:08 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1554567
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.6M
Glide number: EQ-2026-000135-JPN
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 32.3529 , 130.5868
Event Date: 28 Jul 2026 08:08 UTC
28 Jul 2026 17:08 Local
Exposed Population: 40 thousand in MMI VI
Inserted at: 28 Jul 2026 08:25 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000tgbm Scaled population (raster) 0.6  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
Analytical products
Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

China expresses mourning for victims in Japan''s Kumamoto earthquake 7/29/2026 8:17:00 AM.

BEIJING, July 29 (Xinhua) -- China expresses mourning for lives lost and sympathies to the bereaved families and the injured in the earthquake that recently hit Japan''s Kumamoto Prefecture, a Chinese foreign ministry spokesperson said here
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After the quake came the blast: Inside Japan''s shopping mall disaster 7/29/2026 8:17:00 AM.

Debris is strewn at the damaged Aeon Mall shopping centre, where an explosion occurred after an earthquake with a magnitude of 7.1 struck Japan''s southern Kumamoto prefecture, in Kashima Town, Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, July 29, 2026. REU
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Japan''s Kumamoto earthquake leaves 12 dead, 6 in cardiac arrest 7/29/2026 8:16:00 AM.

TOKYO, July 29 (Xinhua) -- Twelve people have been confirmed dead following a powerful earthquake that struck Kumamoto Prefecture, southwestern Japan, while six others remain in cardiac arrest, local media reported Wednesday, citing the lat
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Moment mall is blown to pieces in explosion moments after earthquake 7/29/2026 8:15:00 AM.

A mall in Japan was blown to pieces after a powerful 7.1-magnitude earthquake tore through the country''s southern island of Kyushu on Tuesday, leaving several people trapped under rubble. The earthquake has left at least 13 people dead, kn
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), (2), INFORM (2),