- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- April 20, 2026 CE
- Location:
- Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu
- Magnitude:
- 7.4 Mw
- Depth:
- 35 km
- Injuries:
- 10
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 7.4
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.4
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.8
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5
Other earthquake records of 2026 CE
- Venezuela, Northern Venezuela · Mw 7.5 · 5,208 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao: S, Indonesia · Mw 7.8 · 95 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kabul · Mw 5.8 · 12 deaths
- Peru, Junin · Mw 5.5 · 5 deaths
- Indonesia, Central Sulawesi · Mw 6.7 · 3 deaths
- Mexico, Guerrero · Mw 6.5 · 2 deaths
Source: NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K · License: U.S. Government Work · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did 2026 CE Earthquake — Japan, Off Northeast Coast Honshu happen?
- April 20, 2026 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from NOAA National Centers for Environmental Information (NCEI), Global Significant Earthquake Database, doi:10.7289/V5TD9V7K; it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.