M 5.1 Earthquake 101 km S of Yudomari, Japan on August 13, 2026
A magnitude 5.1 earthquake was recorded by USGS near 101 km S of Yudomari. On the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program scale, M5.1 is classified "Moderate". Among the 1,712 earthquake reports Areazine has published, this M5.1 event ranks stronger than 65% of them (rank #448 by magnitude).
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- Magnitude
- M 5.1
- USGS class
- Moderate
- Location
- 101 km S of Yudomari
- Archive rank
- #448 of 1,712
- Source
- USGS
- Published
- September 12, 2026
Stronger than 65% of the 1,712 earthquake reports in Areazine's archive, weaker than 447 others.
Record status: a snapshot from USGS, not a final record. Check USGS's own event page for aftershocks and any later revision to the magnitude shown here.
What Happened
A magnitude 5.1 mww earthquake occurred at 12:32:58 UTC on August 13, 2026. The event was located at coordinates 29.3244° N, 130.3787° E with a depth of 45.513 km.
Location Details
The earthquake was centered 101 km south of Yudomari, Japan. The depth of 45.5 km places it in the intermediate range (20-70 km).
Impact Assessment
No felt reports were recorded. There was no tsunami advisory (tsunami flag: 0) and no alert level assigned.
What You Should Know
This was a moderate earthquake. Minor aftershocks are possible following events of this size.
Source
Data from USGS: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/eventpage/us7000th1q
Original source: USGS Official Notice ↗
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