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M 6.8 - The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake

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Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan

About 20 km S of Kumamoto

About 110 km S of Fukuoka

Magnitude M6.8 Mww

Depth
8.0 km
Alert level
Orange
Started
Location
Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan
Hazard
Strong earthquake
MiyazakiKagoshimaŌitaSaseboKumamoto (reference place)KumamotoFukuoka (reference place)FukuokaEvent origin; Reported epicentre (USGS)Origin (USGS)Reported epicentre (GDACS)GDACSJapanNorth is upN50 km
Map of the area around Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan, showing the event origin and the epicentres reported by USGS and GDACS. Scale bar: 50 km. Location inset: Japan. Reported epicentre marked.

Recorded coordinates

The event origin is WND’s reference point for this event. Each provider reports its own epicentre; distances below are measured from the origin.

Region and reference cities are derived by WND from the reported epicentre using Natural Earth 5.1.2 boundaries; they are not provider statements. Made with Natural Earth.

Event origin: 32.6177° N, 130.6601° E

  • Reported epicentre (USGS) — 32.6177° N, 130.6601° E — at the event origin
  • Reported epicentre (GDACS) — 32.6817° N, 130.7217° E — 9 km NE of the event origin

Impact

Population exposedEstimated
684,252 people

What changed

  • ImpactPopulation exposed recorded: 684,252 people

Timeline

  1. HazardReported magnitude (GDACS) recorded: M6.8 M
  2. ImpactPopulation exposed recorded: 684,252 people
  3. HazardReported epicentre (GDACS) recorded: 32.6817° N, 130.7217° E
  4. Main eventM 6.8 - The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake
  5. HazardMagnitude recorded: M6.8 Mww

2 more items in the full record

2 official and scientific sources

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Occurrences

The main event and every occurrence recorded so far, each with its own sourced readings. A reading with no source behind it is left blank.

Main event

  • M 6.8 - The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan EarthquakeM6.8 Mww8.0 km depth

    USGS main shock, reviewed status.

Evidence

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  • Scientific record

    M 6.8 - The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake

    USGS

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  • Scientific record

    Earthquake in Japan (episode 1721238)

    GDACS

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Key facts and sources

Population exposed
684,252 people Sourced from Earthquake in Japan (episode 1721238)

Evidence coverage

  • GDACS: alert record found and attached. Checked
  • GLIDE registry: not queried — this event already carries a GLIDE number. Checked
  • ReliefWeb: checked, nothing matched. Checked