Uploaded on July 29, 2026

Updated on July 30, 2026

Event Event time: 2026-07-28 16:27 (JST, JMA) Location: 32.6°N, 130.7°E (JMA) Depth: 16 km (JMA) Magnitude: Mj7.1 (JMA)

Information in our site

• Strong Ground Motions - 2026 Kumamoto Earthquake on July 28, 2026 (Mj7.1, Mw6.7) [in English](uploaded on July 29)
• 強震観測速報 (2026年7月28日熊本地震) [in Japanese](uploaded on July 30)
• Tsunami Simulation - Kumamoto Earthquake on Jul. 28, 2026 by Dr. Fujii (uploaded on July 29)

Direct links

• M 6.8 - 2026 Uto, Japan Earthquake

Related institutions

• United States Geological Survey (USGS), USA

The Generic Mapping Tools (GMT, Wessel and Smith, Eos, 79, 579, 1998) was used to make the figure of the epicenter, which is from JMA (https://www.data.jma.go.jp/multi/quake/quake_detail.html?eventID=20260728163528&lang=en) where the magnitude is shown. The focal depth is from https://www.jma.go.jp/jma/press/2607/28d/202607282030.html. The land topography and ocean bathymetry are from GEBCO Compilation Group (2020, 2020 Grid, doi:10.5285/a29c5465-b138-234d-e053-6c86abc040b9).

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