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5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Japan

Name: 5.7-Magnitude Earthquake Hits Central Japan
Start: 2026-11-08T14:15:37Z
Location: Japan

Japan · Asia region

detected 2026-11-08T14:15:37Z updated 2026-11-08T14:15:37Z

A 5.7-magnitude earthquake struck central Japan, causing streets to shake as captured on CCTV. The disaster resulted in more than 20 injuries.

Single-source report, not yet corroborated.

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Original source: RSS · Al Jazeera View original report ↗

Key facts

8 other events within 300 km in the 30 days around this event. This report has no exact coordinates, so it is shown at country level (shaded area).

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