M 5.5 in Japan on 01 Aug 2026 02:48 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 1555442
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.5M
Depth: 82.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.352 , 141.8958
Event Date: 01 Aug 2026 02:48 UTC
01 Aug 2026 11:48 Local
Exposed Population: 1.5 million in MMI IV
Inserted at: 01 Aug 2026 03:02 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000thdk Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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

Preview 5.1 magnitude quake hits Kyushu, Japan GFZ 8/4/2026 8:31:00 PM.

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Kyushu, Japan at 1956 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 30.0
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5.1-magnitude quake hits Kyushu, Japan -- GFZ 8/4/2026 8:27:00 PM.

BEIJING, Aug. 5 (Xinhua) -- An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.1 jolted Kyushu, Japan at 1956 GMT on Tuesday, the GFZ German Research Centre for Geosciences said. The epicenter, with a depth of 10 km, was initially determined to be at 30.0
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3 lions die at zoo from suspected heat stress 8/4/2026 3:44:00 PM.

TOKYO (CNN) - Three lions at a Tokyo zoo died within a week of suspected heat stress as extreme temperatures swept across Japan and other parts of East Asia. The Tama Zoological Park, located in Hino city in the greater Tokyo metropolis, cl
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3 lions die at zoo from suspected heat stress 8/4/2026 3:28:00 PM.

TOKYO (CNN) - Three lions at a Tokyo zoo died within a week of suspected heat stress as extreme temperatures swept across Japan and other parts of East Asia. The Tama Zoological Park, located in Hino city in the greater Tokyo metropolis, cl
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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),