Earthquake
M 4.7 earthquake, 58 km SE of Shima, Japan
Origin time: 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC
- Magnitude
- M 4.7 (mb)
- Depth
- 358 km
Reviewed by a USGS seismologist
Revised by USGS · 2026-09-25 20:51 UTC
What this tells you
Magnitude measures quake size. It does not confirm injuries or damage.
- Nearest indexed city
- Tahara, Japan · 76 km
- People nearby
- 28 million in 145 towns and cities within 200 km. Proximity, not people affected. Source: GeoNames indexed cities.
2020 estimates · people/km². Population context, not people affected.
Citation & source notes
- Origin time
- 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC
- Agency revision
- 2026-09-25 20:51 UTC
- Retrieved by this site
- 2026-10-11 19:49 UTC
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Also tracking near this reference point: Nagoya (140 km), Kyoto (180 km), Osaka (180 km)
Agency measurements and details
- Magnitude
- M 4.7 (mb)
- Depth
- 358 km
- Origin time
- 2026-09-20 13:54 UTC
- Status
- Reviewed by USGS
- Last revised
- 2026-09-25 20:51 UTC
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