International Disaster and Emergency Monitoring Center

Preliminary earthquake data and analysis


Earthquake Report
Base data
Event ID 1585118
Event time 2026-02-28 22:29:30 (UTC)
Local time 2026-02-28 13:29:30 - [It was afternoon in the affected area.]
Last update 2026-02-28 22:35:05 (UTC)
Magnitude 3.1
Depth 10 km
Class Minor
Hypocenter Shallow depth
Mercalli scale 1
Possible effects People do not feel any Earth movement.
Data status
Data provider EMSC

Location
Continent Asia
Country Japan
Administration area Akita
Nearest settlement Kosaka
Distance 11 km
Course SE
Surface type underground quake



Risk Analisys
Nearest nuclear power plants
There is no known nuclear power plant nearby.
Nearest marine ports
Aomori (59,38 km), Aomori (59,38 km), Noshiro Ko (68,68 km), Noshiro Ko (68,68 km), Hachinohe Ko (68,73 km)
Nearest airports
Odate Noshiro Airport (38,42 km), Odate Noshiro Airport (38,42 km), Aomori Airport (49,15 km), Aomori Airport (49,15 km), Hachinohe Airport (63,28 km)
Nearest volcanoes
Towada volcano (24,29 km), Okiura volcano (30,56 km), Tashiro volcano (35,80 km), Nanashigure volcano (36,98 km), Akita-Yakeyama volcano (37,49 km)
Quick Analysis