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M2.6 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan

A magnitude 2.6 earthquake struck near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan at 03:54 local time (18:54 UTC) on 16 Sept 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to JMA. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: JMA · updated 2026-09-15 18:57 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.6micro
JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-09-15 18:54:00 UTC
Local: 16 Sept 2026, 03:54:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
Epicentre
32.500° N, 130.600° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
HonmachiKumamoto, Japan · pop. 123,0670 kmIIIWeak
WakasuKumamoto, Japan · pop. 11,09412 kmIIWeak
UkiKumamoto, Japan · pop. 59,92814 kmIIWeak
MatsubaseKumamoto, Japan · pop. 26,16318 kmIIWeak
Ōyanomachi-noboritateKumamoto, Japan · pop. 24,56319 kmINot felt
KotōKumamoto, Japan · pop. 543,73034 kmINot felt
KumamotoJapan · pop. 738,90735 kmINot felt
NagasakiJapan · pop. 409,11873 kmINot felt

Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more. Likely felt out to about 3 km.

Every agency's solution

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AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
JMAheadlineJMA via Japan Meteorological Agency2.6 Mj10 km32.50° N, 130.60° E–Automatic

How big was it?

Usually not felt. Recorded by nearby seismometers; thousands occur worldwide every day.

It released roughly the energy of 120 kg of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 10 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.

M2.6 releases about 32× the energy of M1.6, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 120 kg of TNT vs 4 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.6. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

23 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.5 7 days ago. 13 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.6

23 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
17.681.00
38.502.30
41.973.210
42.772.910
46.172.520
64.672.310
70.082.810
75.072.510
75.902.510
82.172.710
133.382.310
136.732.00
141.753.50
148.553.010
161.952.510
173.553.310
210.733.010
210.872.710
229.172.00
253.182.10
255.802.60
260.002.20
290.582.810
  1. 3.54 km ESE of Uki, Kumamoto, Japan09-21 16:39
  2. 3.34 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-23 00:27
  3. 3.24 km W of Wakasu, Kumamoto, Japan09-17 12:52
  4. 3.0Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-21 23:27
  5. 3.0Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-24 13:38
  6. 2.94 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-17 13:40
  7. 2.84 km ESE of Uki, Kumamoto, Japan09-18 16:59
  8. 2.89 km W of Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-27 21:29
  9. 2.74 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-19 05:04
  10. 2.74 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-24 13:46
  11. 2.6Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-26 10:42
  12. 2.54 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-17 17:04
  13. 2.54 km NE of Uto, Kumamoto, Japan09-18 21:58
  14. 2.5Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan09-18 22:48
  15. 2.5Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan09-22 12:51
  16. 2.311 km N of Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan09-17 09:24
  17. 2.3Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-18 11:34
  18. 2.3Near Mifune, Kumamoto, Japan09-21 08:17
  19. 2.2Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan09-26 14:54
  20. 2.19 km N of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan09-26 08:05
  21. 2.09 km N of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan09-21 11:38
  22. 2.04 km ESE of Uki, Kumamoto, Japan09-25 08:04
  23. 1.0Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan09-16 12:35

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Event id jma20260916035452. First recorded here 28 Sept 2026, 17:32:06 UTC. Solutions: JMA (jma:20260916035452). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.6 earthquake near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/jma20260916035452-m2-6-earthquake-near-honmachi-kumamoto-japan, data from JMA.

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