According to JMA, a magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck near Adjacent Sea of Ioto Island on October 12, 2026. It was recorded at 09:53 AM GMT+9 at a depth of 180 km.
Magnitude and location may later be revised by JMA.
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Magnitude
M5.0
Mj · Moderate
Depth
180 km
Intermediate
Time (UTC)
12:53:00 AM
October 12, 2026
Local time
09:53 AM
October 12, 2026 · GMT+9
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
From 1990 until this earthquake, 106 earthquakes of magnitude 4.5 or greater were recorded within 100 km of the epicenter. The largest was an M6.1 earthquake on July 3, 1999.
Source: USGS earthquake catalogue (ComCat).
The earthquake occurred near Adjacent Sea of Ioto Island at 25.500° N, 140.800° E, at a depth of 180 km.
JMA reported a magnitude of Mj 5.0 (moderate). How strongly it was felt, and any damage, also depend on depth, distance from the epicenter and local ground conditions.
No other earthquakes have been recorded within 50 km of the epicenter since this one.
Earthquake data: USGS (public domain); Turkey: AFAD; Europe: EMSC-CSEM SeismicPortal (CC BY 4.0); Japan: JMA; New Zealand: GeoNet (CC BY 3.0 NZ); Australia: Geoscience Australia (CC BY 4.0); Canada: NRCan (OGL-Canada); USGS backup: GFZ GEOFON (CC BY 4.0). Map: © OpenMapTiles © OpenStreetMap contributors. Borders: Natural Earth.