2026-05-02 18:28 (UTC+9), NARA, 70km Depth, M 5.7 by JMA

Is Distribution Maximum Observed Is:5-

Seismic Intensity (Is) distribution is estimated from the observed data (circles) of NIED K-NET, KiK-net, JMA, and local governments that had been collected by 2026/05/02 18:39:02.

Estimated Is for Major Cities

Max. Obs. Is Histogram
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Municipality Show All Data Daytime Population Distance
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Owase,Mie 19,000 54
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Higashisumiyoshi,Osaka,Osaka 110,000 58
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Kita,Osaka,Osaka 510,000 68
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Tsu,Mie 290,000 107
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Yodogawa,Osaka,Osaka 220,000 70
3
Matsusaka,Mie 160,000 100
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Tokushima,Tokushima 280,000 96
3
Toyonaka,Osaka 330,000 77
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Wakayama,Wakayama 370,000 42
3
Higashiosaka,Osaka 490,000 64
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Hirakata,Osaka 340,000 79
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Suita,Osaka 360,000 74
3
Nara,Nara 340,000 68
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Chuo,Osaka,Osaka 530,000 65
3
Yao,Osaka 250,000 58
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Amagasaki,Hyogo 420,000 73
3
Fushimi,Kyoto,Kyoto 250,000 94
3
Takatsuki,Osaka 290,000 83
3
Akashi,Hyogo 250,000 82
3
Nishi,Kobe,Hyogo 220,000 86
The histogram shows frequency distribution of estimated Is derived from interpolation of the observation with 250-m mesh. The daytime and nighttime correspond to 9:00-18:59 and 19:00-8:59, respectively. The distance is measured from the epicenter to the center of the municipality.

Is Exposed-Population Estimates of Each City

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Mie Prefecture < 1,000
  Kihoku,Kitamuro,Mie < 1,000
The summation of the exposed population for each city does not necessarily equal to that of the prefecture or whole of Japan.

Major Historical Damaging Earthquakes in This Region

Year Region M Damage
1916 Southern Coast, Hyogo 6.1 1 dead, 3 houses collapsed.
1936 Nara 6.4 Kawachi Yamato Earthquake,9 dead. 6 houses collapsed, 53 partially destroyed.
1944 Off Kii Peninsula 7.9 Tonankai Earthquake,1,223 people dead or missing. 17,599 houses collapsed, 36,520 partially destroyed, 3,129 flowed out. Tsunamis heights were 6-8 m on the coast of Kumano; 1-2 m on the coast of Enshu.
1946 Off Kii Peninsula 8.0 Nankai Earthquake,1,330 dead. 11,591 houses collapsed, 23,487 partially destroyed, 1,451 flowed out, 2,598 completely destroyed by fire. Tsunamis, whose height reached 4-6 m, struck the coast from Shizuoka to Kyushu.
1948 Kii Channel 6.7 2 dead, 60 houses collapsed.
1952 Nara 6.7 Yoshino Earthquake,9 dead, 20 houses collapsed.
1995 Awajishima Island 7.3 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake,Many timber houses, RC and steel framed buildings, expressways, and railways, including Shinkansen, collapsed. 6,434 dead, 3 missing, 43,792 injured. 104,906 houses collapsed, 144,274 partially destroyed, 7132 completely or partially destroyed by fire.
2013 Awajishima Island 6.3 The crustal earthquake with revers faults adjacent to the focal area of the 1995 Hyogoken Nanbu Earthquake. 35 injured, 8 houses collapsed and 101 partially destroyed. The maximum Is was 6- (Awaji-shi, Hyogo).
Reference: National Astronomical Observatory of Japan, Chronological Scientific Tables, Maruzen, (2017) *partially extracted

Seismic Hazard Information of J-SHIS

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Is Distribution of 2% Probability of Exceedance in 50 Years
Is Distribution of Return Period of 50,000-year