M3.9 earthquake 9 km S of Tarumizu, Kagoshima, Japan
A magnitude 3.9 earthquake struck 9 km S of Tarumizu, Kagoshima, Japan at 09:11 local time (00:11 UTC) on 3 Oct 2026, at a depth of 130 km, according to JMA. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Data: JMA · updated 2026-10-03 00:14 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 3.9minor
JMA magnitude (Mj) - Depth
- 130 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-03 00:11:00 UTC
- Local: 3 Oct 2026, 09:11:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Epicentre
- 31.400° N, 130.700° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| TarumizuKagoshima, Japan · pop. 19,146 | 9 km | INot felt |
| KanoyaKagoshima, Japan · pop. 101,096 | 14 km | INot felt |
| IbusukiKagoshima, Japan · pop. 39,011 | 19 km | INot felt |
| MinamikyushuKagoshima, Japan · pop. 33,080 | 23 km | INot felt |
| KagoshimaJapan · pop. 595,049 | 24 km | INot felt |
| MiyazakiJapan · pop. 401,339 | 89 km | INot felt |
| KotōKumamoto, Japan · pop. 543,730 | 154 km | INot felt |
| KumamotoJapan · pop. 738,907 | 157 km | INot 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.
Every agency's solution
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| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMAheadlineJMA via Japan Meteorological Agency | 3.9 Mj | 130 km | 31.40° N, 130.70° E | – | Automatic |
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How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 11 t 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 130 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M3.9 releases about 32× the energy of M2.9, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 11 t of TNT vs 338 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.9. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
No later earthquakes have been recorded within 30 km so far. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Did you feel it?
Reports from people help show where shaking was strong. They are anonymous and shown here in aggregate.
Reports on SeismoAtlas
No reports yet.
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Event id jma20261003091155. First recorded here 3 Oct 2026, 00:15:51 UTC. Solutions: JMA (jma:20261003091155). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.9 earthquake 9 km S of Tarumizu, Kagoshima, Japan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/jma20261003091155-m3-9-earthquake-9-km-s-of-tarumizu-kagoshima-japan, data from JMA.
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