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Significant 5.2 quake hits near Kamaishi, Kamaishi Shi, Iwate, Japan #801320 Fri 06 Mar 2026 08:46:PM
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OP Webmaster Launch Director Joined: Feb 2001 Posts: 381,904 Los Angeles, USA	Significant 5.2 quake hits near Kamaishi, Kamaishi Shi, Iwate, Japan Japan was shaken near Kamaishi, Kamaishi Shi, Iwate, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.2 only 13 minutes ago, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported. The quake hit at a moderately shallow depth of 32. km beneath the epicenter near Kamaishi, Kamaishi Shi, Iwate, Japan, early morning on Saturday, March 7th, 2026, at 6:31 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report. Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.2 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.2, and France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.3. Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) located 76 km from the epicenter, Ofunato (pop. 35,500) 79 km away, Rikuzen-Takata (pop. 18,300) 83 km away, Yamada (pop. 15,200) 85 km away, Kesennuma (pop. 61,100) 89 km away, and Oshu (pop. 112,900) 127 km away. VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake. Earthquake data: Date & time: Mar 6, 2026 08:31 pm (Universal Time) local time (6 Mar 2026 20:31 GMT) Magnitude: 5.2 Depth: 32.00 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 38.83°N / 142.45°E (Iwate, Japan) Primary data source: EMSC https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/296870/Significant-52-quake-hits-near-Kamaishi-Kamaishi-Shi-Iwate-Japan.html