M4.4 earthquake 5 km ESE of Asahi, Chiba, Japan
A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 5 km ESE of Asahi, Chiba, Japan at 03:32 local time (18:32 UTC) on 29 Oct 2026, at a depth of 50 km, according to JMA, GFZ and USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Reported by 3 agencies
Data: JMA, GFZ, USGS · updated 2026-10-28 21:49 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 4.4light
JMA magnitude (Mj) - Depth
- 50 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-28 18:32:00 UTC
- Local: 29 Oct 2026, 03:32:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Epicentre
- 35.700° N, 140.700° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| AsahiChiba, Japan · pop. 64,690 | 5 km | IIIWeak |
| ChoshiChiba, Japan · pop. 58,431 | 12 km | IIIWeak |
| HasakiChiba, Japan · pop. 39,209 | 12 km | IIIWeak |
| YōkaichibaChiba, Japan · pop. 32,651 | 14 km | IIIWeak |
| ChibaJapan · pop. 979,768 | 54 km | IIWeak |
| IchiharaChiba, Japan · pop. 283,531 | 60 km | IIWeak |
| KashiwaChiba, Japan · pop. 433,436 | 67 km | IIWeak |
| MatsudoChiba, Japan · pop. 498,575 | 73 km | IIWeak |
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 44 km.
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.
| Agency | Magnitude | Depth | Epicentre | Time offset | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JMAheadlineJMA via Japan Meteorological Agency | 4.4 Mj | 50 km | 35.70° N, 140.70° E | – | Automatic |
| GFZGFZ via GEOFON, GFZ Helmholtz Centre for Geosciences | 4.8 mb | 34.3 km | 35.62° N, 140.83° E | +22.6 s | Automatic |
| USGSUSGS NEIC via U.S. Geological Survey | 4.7 mb | 41.5 km | 35.78° N, 140.65° E | +23.5 s | Reviewed |
How big was it?
Widely felt near the epicentre: rattling windows and objects. Significant damage is unlikely.
It released roughly the energy of 60 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 50 km this was a shallow earthquake, which is felt more strongly at the surface than a deeper one of the same size.
M4.4 releases about 32× the energy of M3.4, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 60 t of TNT vs 1.9 t of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M3.4. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
4 later earthquakes within 30 km; the largest was M4.7 9 days ago. 2 in the 7 days before. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M4.4
4 later earthquakes nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 1.83 | 3.5 | 50 |
| 1.84 | 4.3 | 26 |
| 131.13 | 4.7 | 50 |
| 354.92 | 3.9 | 50 |
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id jma20261029033230. First recorded here 28 Oct 2026, 18:37:04 UTC. Solutions: JMA (jma:20261029033230); GFZ (geofon:gfz2026vdnr); USGS (usgs:us7000ttt2). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M4.4 earthquake 5 km ESE of Asahi, Chiba, Japan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/jma20261029033230-m4-4-earthquake-5-km-ese-of-asahi-chiba-japan, data from JMA, GFZ, USGS.
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