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Earthquake reported in Japan
An earthquake was reported in Japan on the 9th at approximately 00:31 local time, according to an initial seismic advisory. The exact epicentre, magnitude, and seismic intensity have not yet been specified in the report. It remains unresolved whether any damage or casualties occurred.
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WhereJapan
35.556, 137.279 ±400 km
First reported17 days ago
Published2026-10-08 15:53 UTC
Occurred2026-10-09
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports15Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling, 1 reported as carrying another outlet.
Corrections and updates
No published correction or update is recorded. This does not reconstruct changes made before correction records were kept.
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Global Event Monitor. Earthquake reported in Japan. 2026-10-08T15:53:01.945Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:5115. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-08/earthquake-japan-9c20e033
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