M4.5 earthquake 27 km E of Ōarai, Japan
A magnitude 4.5 earthquake struck 27 km E of Ōarai, Japan at Sep 18, 5:15 PM ET, 45 km deep, light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage.
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| Magnitude | 4.5 mb |
| Time | 18 Sept 2026, 21:15 UTC |
| Location | 36.306°, 140.889° – 27 km E of Ōarai, Japan |
| Depth | 45.4 km |
| Felt reports | 0 |
| USGS event | us7000tifm |
Other earthquakes nearby this year
| Mag. | Where | When (ET) | Depth | Felt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.8 | 3 km E of Fujishiro, Japan · PAGER green | Aug 22, 1:00 PM 55 d ago | 61 km | 156 reports |
| 5.8 | 2 km ESE of Yōkaichiba, Japan · PAGER green | Jun 25, 11:46 PM 113 d ago | 43 km | 66 reports |
| 5.3 | 0 km NNE of Yōkaichiba, Japan | Oct 1, 8:27 AM 15 d ago | 42 km | 25 reports |
| 4.9 | 3 km WSW of Shibayama, Japan | Oct 7, 3:13 PM 9 d ago | 73 km | 4 reports |
| 4.9 | 83 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | May 1, 9:00 AM 168 d ago | 25 km | – |
| 4.8 | 1 km SE of Ishige, Japan | Sep 16, 11:07 AM 30 d ago | 80 km | 73 reports |
| 4.8 | 4 km W of Iwai, Japan | Mar 31, 9:06 PM 199 d ago | 54 km | 52 reports |
| 4.8 | 6 km WSW of Tsukuba, Japan | Dec 12, 5:05 AM 308 d ago | 63 km | 60 reports |
| 4.7 | 6 km ESE of Tōgane, Japan | Oct 11, 12:24 PM 5 d ago | 56 km | – |
| 4.7 | 7 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | Aug 29, 11:17 AM 48 d ago | 35 km | 12 reports |
| 4.7 | 24 km ENE of Iwaki, Japan | Aug 14, 9:10 PM 63 d ago | 58 km | 2 reports |
| 4.7 | 87 km ENE of Hasaki, Japan | Nov 12, 7:54 PM 338 d ago | 28 km | – |
About this earthquake
How strong was the 27 km E of Ōarai, Japan earthquake?
Magnitude 4.5 (mb), light – felt by most people nearby, rattling windows, rarely damage. Depth 45 km.
Was it felt?
No felt reports have been submitted to the USGS so far.
Were there aftershocks?
1 earthquakes within 100 km in the following two weeks are in our records, the strongest M5.3.
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Source: U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) earthquake catalog, real-time feeds and FDSN event service; magnitudes and locations are revised by seismologists for hours after an event. Times are Eastern (ET) unless marked UTC. Not an alert service: for warnings follow local authorities and tsunami centers.