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Significant magnitude 5.1 quake hits 55 km southeast of Minami-Soma, Japan in the morning Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 5.1 quake in Japan near Minami-Soma, Minamisōma Shi, Fukushima, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit in the morning on Friday, May 8th, 2026, at 8:31 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 42. km. 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.
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 Minami-Soma (pop. 59,000) located 55 km from the epicenter, Iwaki (pop. 357,300) 80 km away, Iwanuma (pop. 44,100) 93 km away, Natori-shi (pop. 78,700) 96 km away, Fukushima (pop. 294,200) 102 km away, Fukushima (pop. 294,200) 102 km away, Koriyama (pop. 327,700) 107 km away, and Sukagawa (pop. 75,000) 109 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: May 8, 2026 08:31 am (GMT +9) local time (7 May 2026 23:31 GMT)Magnitude: 4.8 Depth: 56.80 km Epicenter latitude / longitude: 37.49°N / 141.51°E  ( Fukushima, Japan) Primary data source: GFZhttps://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquake/news/301764/Significant-magnitude-51-quake-hits-55-km-southeast-of-Minami-Soma-Japan-in-the-morning-.html
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