Earthquake — Japan: Off Northeast Coast Honshu

Wann

20. Apr. 2026

Art

Erdbeben

Magnitude

7.4

Position

Japan

Koordinaten

39.95° N, 143.05° E

Injuries

10

Depth km

35

Earthquake off the coast of Iwate Prefecture, Japan

On 20 April 2026 at 16:53 JST, a MJMA 7.5 earthquake struck off the Sanriku Coast of Honshu, Japan, along the Japan Trench. The earthquake caused strong shaking in Iwate and Aomori, with a maximum intensity of 5-upper (5+) on the Japan Meteorological Agency seismic intensity scale, recorded in Hashikami, Aomori.

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