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Japan hit by powerful 6.7-magnitude earthquake as warnings issued for five prefectures

Rituparna Chatterjee & Rebecca Whittaker
Independent (UK)
Fri, 15 May 2026 14:56 UTC
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A powerful earthquake measuring magnitude 6.7 has struck off the coast of the Japanese region of Miyagi, north of Tokyo, prompting the government to issue emergency warnings to people in five prefectures.

The Japanese authorities rated Friday's earthquake a five on its 1-7 intensity scale, but said there was no immediate risk of a tsunami.

A high speed railway line between Tokyo and Shin-Aomori stations was suspended following the quake, according to operator JR East, but there has been no immediate reports of injuries or damage, according to reports in the Japan Times.

The focus of the 8.22pm (local time) quake was off the coast of Miyagi prefecture.

The US Geological Survey said the earthquake's epicentre was 50km east of the town of city of Ofunato and revised the magnitude of the quake from 6.6 to 6.7.

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Magnitude 6.2 earthquake off Tual, Indonesia


Volcano Discovery
Fri, 15 May 2026 09:57 UTC
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A very strong magnitude 6.2 earthquake occurred in the Banda Sea 142 km (88 mi) from Indonesia in the early morning of Friday, May 15, 2026 at 2.53 am local time (GMT +9). The quake had a moderate depth of 146 km (91 mi) and was felt widely in the area.

Earthquake details

Date & time May 14, 2026 17:53:14 UTC
Local time at epicenter Friday, May 15, 2026, at 02:53 am (GMT +9)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.20
Depth 146 km
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4.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Iran's capital Tehran


India Today
Wed, 13 May 2026 14:29 UTC
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© ReutersA view of Tehran, Iran
A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck near Tehran on Tuesday at a depth of 10 kilometres, Iranian state media reported. No casualties or damage were immediately reported in the Tehran-Mazandaran border region.

A 4.6-magnitude earthquake struck Iran's capital, Tehran on Tuesday, Iranian state media reported, citing the country's seismological centre. The quake hit at a depth of 10 kilometres, with tremors felt in the border region between Tehran and Mazandaran provinces. There were no immediate reports of casualties or damage.

Red Crescent teams in Tehran, Mazandaran, Qom and Alborz provinces were placed on alert following the earthquake. Iran's state broadcaster IRIB reported that no injuries or major financial damage had been recorded an hour after the tremor.

Comment: For all those jumping up and down about "Iran testing nukes":
iran may 2026 earthquake
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6.0-magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines

Christian Baha
breakingthenews.net
Mon, 04 May 2026 09:28 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 struck the central region of the Philippines on Monday, according to the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).

The quake was recorded at a depth of 56 kilometers at 8:09 am CET. Its epicenter was registered 8 kilometers south-southeast of the Philippine municipality of Sulat and 75 kilometers north-northeast of the city of Panalanoy, which has a population of 189,000.

There were no initial reports of casualties or material damage, and no tsunami warning was issued following the quake.
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6.1-magnitude earthquake rocks northern Japan


breakingthenews.net
Sun, 26 Apr 2026 21:07 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.1 struck northern Japan early on Monday, local time, with its epicenter in the Southern Tokachi region of Hokkaido Island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency.

The tremor occurred at a depth of 80 kilometers. There were no preliminary reports of casualties or damage, and no tsunami warning has been issued for the affected areas.

Another powerful earthquake struck off the coast of northern Japan last week, triggering a tsunami alert.

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Tsunami observed, trains disrupted after 7.4 magnitude earthquake jolts Japan

Riyaz ul Khaliq
Anadolu Agency
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 09:24 UTC
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A strong earthquake of 7.4 magnitude jolted Japan on Monday evening local time, with waves of tsunami observed in the northern and northeastern parts of the country.

The earthquake was recorded at around 0752GMT, with its epicenter at around 71 miles off Miyako city, located in the Iwate province, according to the US Geological Survey.

The Japanese government recorded the magnitude of the quake as 7.5, and issued a tsunami warning along the Pacific Coast in Aomori, Hokkaido, and Iwate.

"Those in coastal or river areas, evacuate right now to high ground and safer areas," a notification issued by the government said.

Waves of tsunamis were observed off the Iwate and Aomori provinces in the Pacific Ocean, according to Kyodo News.

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Shallow 6.1-magnitude earthquake strikes Tonga Islands in South Pacific


Qatar News Agency
Mon, 20 Apr 2026 10:55 UTC
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A 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck the islands of Tonga in the South Pacific, according to the United States Geological Survey.

The agency said the quake occurred about 114 kilometers northeast of the village of Hihifo, at a depth of 10 kilometers.

There have been no immediate reports of casualties or material damage.

Tonga is an archipelago of 176 scattered islands in the South Pacific, of which only 52 are inhabited. It lies northwest of both New Zealand and Australia.
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Shallow magnitude 6.0 earthquake - South of the Kermadec Islands, New Zealand


Volcano Discovery
Thu, 16 Apr 2026 17:28 UTC
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A very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake occurred in the South Pacific Ocean 188 km (117 mi) from Gisborne, New Zealand, in the early morning of Friday, Apr 17, 2026 at 1.30 am local time (GMT +12). The depth of the quake could not be determined, but is assumed to be shallow. The quake was not felt (or at least not reported so).

Earthquake details

Date & time Apr 16, 2026 13:30:01 UTC
Local time at epicenter Friday, Apr 17, 2026, at 01:30 am (GMT +12)
Status confirmed (manually revised)
Magnitude 6.00
Depth 10 km
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6.0-magnitude quake hits 90 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines: USGS


Xinhua
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 11:32 UTC
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An earthquake with a magnitude of 6.0 jolted 90 km SE of Sarangani, Philippines at 10:34 GMT on Saturday, the U.S. Geological Survey said.

The epicenter, with a depth of 99.6 km, was initially determined to be at 4.89 degrees north latitude and 126.10 degrees east longitude.
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5.8‑magnitude quake hits Afghanistan, Pakistan; 8 dead in Kabul


Gulf News
Sat, 04 Apr 2026 10:53 UTC
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An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.8 rattled parts of northern and eastern Afghanistan and western Pakistan late Friday. The spokesperson for Kabul's governor said at least eight people are dead.

The region is highly seismically active, and quakes have caused thousands of deaths in recent years. Friday's earthquake had an epicenter in the Hindu Kush mountain range, about 150 kilometers (93 miles) east of the Afghan city of Kunduz, according to the Euro-Mediterranean Seismological Center and the United States Geological Survey.

With the epicenter at a depth of over 180 kilometers, the quake was felt across a wide swathe of Afghanistan and Pakistan. It was felt in the areas of Islamabad, Peshawar, Chitral, Swat and Shangla, according to the Pakistan Meteorological Department.

Afghanistan's Health Ministry spokesman Sharafat Zaman said Kabul and provincial health authorities had been put on alert.
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