Disasters · Earthquake

M5.5 · Japan

First tracked 27 July 2026 · Last updated 16 July 2026

M5.5

Magnitude

13 km

Depth

Tsunami flag

Green

PAGER alert

An M5.5 earthquake struck the Volcano Islands, Japan region at a depth of 13 km. The PAGER alert was green, indicating minimal expected impact.

Sources

Coverage

News coverage via The GDELT Project · not a source for this event’s data

Coverage not checked yet.

Source: USGS & GDACS · figures reported · Reviewed