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Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan
A magnitude 5.0 earthquake has been reported near the east coast of Honshu, Japan, according to preliminary seismic data. One source has recorded the event. It is not yet known whether the tremor caused damage or casualties.
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WhereJapan
40.282, 142.683 ±10 km
First reported37 hours ago
Published2026-10-23 16:36 UTC
Sources1
How this travelled.
Reports1Independent tellings1
1 independently corroborated telling.
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. Magnitude 5.0 earthquake reported off the east coast of Honshu, Japan. 2026-10-23T16:36:49.582Z. Status: published. urn:global-events-monitor:event:7223. https://global.eventmonitor.net/event/2026-10-23/m-5-near-east-coast-of-honshu-japan-6e2ae29e
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