Event ID	1585467
Event time	2026-03-01 09:00:08 (UTC)
Local time	2026-03-01 00:00:08 - [It was night in the affected area.]
Last update	2026-03-01 09:13:21 (UTC)
Magnitude	5.5
Depth	127.494 km
Class	Moderate
Hypocenter	Medium deep
Mercalli scale	6
Possible effects	Everyone feels movement. People have trouble walking. Objects fall from shelves. Pictures fall off walls. Furniture moves. Plaster in walls might crack. Trees and bushes shake. Damage is slight in poorly built buildings. No structural damage.
Data status	reviewed
Data provider	USGS

Continent	Asia
Country	Japan
Administration area	Kagoshima
Nearest settlement	Ibusuki
Distance	21 km
Course	SW
Surface type	underwater quake
Tsunami region	North Pacific
Water surface name	Eastern China Sea

Nearest nuclear power plants

Sendai 1 (84,11 km), Sendai 2 (84,11 km), Sendai 1 (84,11 km), Sendai 2 (84,11 km)

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Nearest marine ports

Kiire (30,53 km), Kiire (30,53 km), Kagoshima (52,59 km), Kagoshima (52,59 km), Shibushi Wan (70,99 km)

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Nearest airports

Satsuma Iōjima Airport (41,61 km), Satsuma Iōjima Airport (41,61 km), Kanoya Airport (44,87 km), Kanoya Airport (44,87 km), New Tanegashima Airport (74,96 km)

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Nearest volcanoes

Ata volcano (14,62 km), Kikai volcano (39,32 km), Aira / Sakurajima volcano (55,67 km), Kuroshima volcano (60,54 km), Sendai volcano (68,31 km)

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Quick Analysis

According to the epicenter of the quake, this is an underwater quake. Based on the data received, the formation of a tsunami is not conceivable on the basis of the high-depth hypocenter. Underwater landslides, volcanic activity, however, cannot be ruled out.