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M6.8 earthquake, Japan Earthquake, 2026-07-28

MagnitudeM6.8mww

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Depth8 km

Time (UTC)2026-07-28 07:27

Rank in 202615 / 102among M6+

Rank since 19002521 / 14,458

Energy vs an M6×16approx.

The 2026 Kumamoto Region, Japan Earthquake · 32.62, 130.66

M5.5+ within 100 km in the next 30 days

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M5.6 2026-07-28	2026-07-28 08:08	10 km	15 km SSW of Honmachi, Japan

M6.5+ within 300 km (largest first)

1941 M8.0M8.0

1931 M7.9M7.9

1961 M7.5M7.5

1909 M7.5M7.5

1968 M7.5M7.5

1923 M7.4M7.4

1913 M7.2M7.2

1904 M7.1M7.1

2024 M7.1M7.1

1969 M7.1M7.1

1970 M7.0M7.0

2016 M7.0M7.0

Earlier M6+ within 300 km

Event	Time (UTC)	Depth	Place
M6.1 2025-04-02	2025-04-02 14:03	29 km	56 km ENE of Nishinoomote, Japan
M6.8 2025-01-13	2025-01-13 12:19	39 km	15 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan
M7.1 2024-08-08	2024-08-08 07:42	24 km	2024 Hyuganada Sea, Japan Earthquake
M6.3 2024-04-17	2024-04-17 14:14	32 km	18 km W of Uwajima, Japan
M6.3 2022-01-21	2022-01-21 16:08	39 km	27 km SSE of Saiki, Japan
M6.2 2019-05-09	2019-05-09 23:48	22 km	43 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan
M6.3 2019-01-08	2019-01-08 12:39	35 km	16 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan
M7.0 2016-04-15	2016-04-15 16:25	10 km	6 km ESE of Kumamoto, Japan
M6.0 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 15:03	8 km	5 km ENE of Uto, Japan
M6.2 2016-04-14	2016-04-14 12:26	9 km	2 km SSE of Kumamoto, Japan

Energy ratio uses the rule that one magnitude unit is about 32 times the energy. Magnitudes and locations are USGS values and can differ from national agencies. Older records are less complete and less precise.