On August 23, 2026, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck an area 18 km northeast of Kashiwa City, Chiba Prefecture, Japan.
The Korea Meteorological Administration stated that the epicenter was at latitude 36.0 and longitude 140.1, with a focal depth of 70 km.
It has been confirmed that there was no impact within South Korea. The time of occurrence, magnitude, epicenter, and hypocenter depth are based on analysis by the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA).
This information was automatically generated based on data from the Korea Meteorological Administration’s API Hub. (Release time: August 23, 2026, 2:08 a.m.)
