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M2.3 earthquake near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan

A magnitude 2.3 earthquake struck near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan at 07:14 local time (22:14 UTC) on 19 Oct 2026, at a depth of 10 km, according to JMA. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.

Data: JMA · updated 2026-10-18 22:17 UTC · automatic solution

Magnitude
2.3micro
JMA magnitude (Mj)
Depth
10 km
Status
Automatic
Origin time
2026-10-18 22:14:00 UTC
Local: 19 Oct 2026, 07:14:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
Epicentre
32.300° N, 130.500° E

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Nearby places

Distance and estimated shaking at nearby places
PlaceDistanceEst. shaking
SashikiKumamoto, Japan · pop. 15,6810 kmIIWeak
MinamataKumamoto, Japan · pop. 29,42813 kmINot felt
HonmachiKumamoto, Japan · pop. 123,06724 kmINot felt
HitoyoshiKumamoto, Japan · pop. 38,00625 kmINot felt
IzumiKagoshima, Japan · pop. 51,99427 kmINot felt
KotōKumamoto, Japan · pop. 543,73058 kmINot felt
KumamotoJapan · pop. 738,90759 kmINot felt
NagasakiJapan · pop. 409,11877 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.

Every agency's solution

Agencies locate earthquakes with their own stations and methods, so their numbers differ. We match reports of the same event by time, distance and magnitude and show them side by side. The headline uses JMA.

AgencyMagnitudeDepthEpicentreTime offsetStatus
JMAheadlineJMA via Japan Meteorological Agency2.3 Mj10 km32.30° N, 130.50° E–Automatic

How big was it?

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

It released roughly the energy of 43 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.

M2.3 releases about 32× the energy of M1.3, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 43 kg of TNT vs 1 kg of TNT.

Each square is the energy of one M1.3. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.

Aftershocks and nearby activity

25 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M3.1 11 days ago. 11 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.

Aftershocks

Mainshock M2.3

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

Aftershocks
Time after mainshock (hours)MagnitudeDepth (km)
5.402.710
72.522.910
93.382.010
93.401.410
99.282.60
104.822.710
184.332.60
189.581.80
193.672.110
200.303.010
206.922.210
212.302.210
226.052.710
233.832.410
294.302.410
311.932.80
330.123.110
338.332.510
339.723.00
355.601.610
366.932.110
384.232.510
481.153.010
537.002.310
543.152.510
  1. 3.1Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan11-01 16:21
  2. 3.0Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan10-27 06:32
  3. 3.011 km N of Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan11-02 01:57
  4. 3.0Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan11-07 23:23
  5. 2.911 km S of Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan10-21 22:45
  6. 2.8Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan10-31 22:10
  7. 2.711 km N of Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan10-19 03:38
  8. 2.79 km N of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-23 07:03
  9. 2.715 km NW of Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan10-28 08:17
  10. 2.611 km N of Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan10-23 01:31
  11. 2.6Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-26 14:34
  12. 2.5Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan11-02 00:34
  13. 2.5Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan11-03 22:28
  14. 2.5Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan11-10 13:23
  15. 2.4Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan10-28 16:04
  16. 2.4Near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan10-31 04:32
  17. 2.310 km ESE of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan11-10 07:14
  18. 2.2Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-27 13:09
  19. 2.2Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-27 18:32
  20. 2.19 km N of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-26 23:54
  21. 2.19 km N of Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan11-03 05:10
  22. 2.0Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-22 19:37
  23. 1.8Near Honmachi, Kumamoto, Japan10-26 19:49
  24. 1.6Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan11-02 17:50
  25. 1.4Near Minamata, Kumamoto, Japan10-22 19:38

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Event id jma20261019071434. First recorded here 18 Oct 2026, 22:20:04 UTC. Solutions: JMA (jma:20261019071434). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M2.3 earthquake near Sashiki, Kumamoto, Japan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/jma20261019071434-m2-3-earthquake-near-sashiki-kumamoto-japan, data from JMA.

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