International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1567461
Event time 2026-02-05 00:19:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-04 15:19:30 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-05 00:28:05 (UTC)
Magnitude 4.4
Depth 70 km
Class Light
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 3
Possible effects Any people indoors feel movement. Hanging objects swing back and forth. People outdoors might not realize that an earthquake is occurring.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Japan
Administration area Chiba
Nearest settlement Ryogoku
Distance 4 km
Course ESE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
Tokai 1 (87,16 km), Tokai 2 (87,20 km)
Nearest marine ports
Chiba Ko (32,85 km), Kashima Ko (37,49 km), Katsunan Ko (37,90 km), Choshi (40,89 km), Funabashi (40,90 km)
Nearest airports
Narita International Airport (7,29 km), Shimofusa Airport (36,86 km), Kasumigaura Airport (41,58 km), Tokyo Heliport (48,30 km), Tokyo Heliport (51,25 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Hakoneyama volcano (135,47 km), Yugawara volcano (137,53 km), Izu-Oshima volcano (141,83 km), Taga volcano (142,24 km), Nantaisan volcano (143,68 km)
Quick Analysis