M5.3 earthquake near Tateyama, Chiba
56 d ago · 21 Aug 2026, 12:02 UTC 148 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan
What happened
A magnitude 5.3 earthquake struck 148 km SSE of Tateyama, Japan on 21 Aug 2026, 12:02 UTC at a depth of 71 km.
Earthquakes of this size are classed as Moderate. Can damage poorly built structures close to the epicentre. This was an intermediate-depth earthquake, so shaking is spread over a wider, gentler area.
The nearest town in our records is Tateyama, about 148 km away in Chiba, Japan.
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First reported by USGS
16 Oct 2026, 20:47 UTC
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