5.3
3 hr 30 min ago
MUTSU, JAPAN
Jan 20, 2026 @17:51 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.4
4 hr 10 min ago
MBUMI, TANZANIA
Jan 20, 2026 @17:11 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.8
7 hr 39 min ago
TADINE, NEW CALEDONIA
Jan 20, 2026 @13:42 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
9 hr 51 min ago
SANTA GERTRUDIS MIRAMAR, MEXICO
Jan 20, 2026 @11:30 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.0
10 hr 7 min ago
CARLSBERG RIDGE
Jan 20, 2026 @11:14 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
12 hr 36 min ago
SOUTH OF THE FIJI ISLANDS
Jan 20, 2026 @08:45 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
13 hr 3 min ago
HIHIFO, TONGA
Jan 20, 2026 @08:18 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.9
13 hr 3 min ago
SOLA, VANUATU
Jan 20, 2026 @08:18 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.9
13 hr 59 min ago
MADANG, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Jan 20, 2026 @07:21 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
15 hr 17 min ago
GEORGETOWN, SAINT HELENA
Jan 20, 2026 @06:04 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.2
15 hr 26 min ago
GEORGETOWN, SAINT HELENA
Jan 20, 2026 @05:55 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.1
15 hr 42 min ago
HIHIFO, TONGA
Jan 20, 2026 @05:39 UTC
SEAQUAKE
5.3
16 hr 42 min ago
TADINE, NEW CALEDONIA
Jan 20, 2026 @04:39 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.5
18 hr 48 min ago
NIKOLSKI, ALASKA
Jan 20, 2026 @02:33 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.9
19 hr 25 min ago
INDIO, CA
Jan 20, 2026 @01:56 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
5.0
20 hr 49 min ago
ADAK, ALASKA
Jan 20, 2026 @00:32 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
22 hr 53 min ago
MENDI, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Jan 19, 2026 @22:28 UTC
EARTHQUAKE
4.9
23 hr 5 min ago
LOSPALOS, TIMOR LESTE
Jan 19, 2026 @22:15 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.6
1 day ago
OZERNOVSKIY, RUSSIA
Jan 19, 2026 @21:00 UTC
SEAQUAKE
4.7
1 day ago
SANGAY, PHILIPPINES
Jan 19, 2026 @19:54 UTC
SEAQUAKE

M5.3 - Mutsu, Japan

Magnitude

5.3 - Richter scale

Depth

66.301 Km

Location

Mutsu, Japan (72km ENE)
LAT 41.4927, LON 142.0434

Date-Time

Jan 20, 2026 17:51:41 UTC
Jan 21, 2026 02:51:41 UTC +09:00 at epicenter

Source

USGS NEIC (WDCS-D)

Event ID(s)

us7000rqwc

Population

0 people (est. 100km radius)

Distances from major cities

  • 72.7 km (45.2 miles) ENE of Mutsu, Aomori, Japan
  • 95.9 km (59.6 miles) SW of Urakawa, Hokkaido, Japan
  • 97.2 km (60.4 miles) SSW of Shizunai-furukawacho, Hokkaido, Japan
  • 105.0 km (65.2 miles) NNE of Misawa, Aomori, Japan
  • 133.1 km (82.7 miles) NE of Aomori, Aomori, Japan