Moderate but deep magnitude 5.3 quake hits 74 km southeast of Nakanoshima, Japan, early morning

Japan was shaken near Nakanoshima, Kagoshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, by a magnitude 5.3 earthquake just 9 minutes ago, Indonesia's Meteorology, Climatology, and Geophysical Agency reported.
The quake struck at an intermediate depth of 112. km beneath the epicenter near Nakanoshima, Kagoshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, early on Sunday morning, September 13th, 2026, at 5:33 am local time. The earthquake's strength may have been tempered by its relatively great depth below the surface, making it feel weaker in absolute terms. 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 reports.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which also listed the quake 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 vibrations in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Nakanoshima (pop. 740), located 74 km from the epicenter, Koseda (pop. 11,900), 93 km away, and Miyanoura (pop. 6,500), 96 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Sep 13, 2026 05:32 am (GMT +9) local time (12 Sep 2026 20:32 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.3
Hypocenter depth: 26.00 km
Epicenter coordinates: 29.36°N / 130.44°E (Kagoshima-ken, Japan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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