{
  "id": 27918,
  "title": "Major Earthquakes in Japan Since 2011",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/07/28/major-earthquakes-in-japan-since-2011",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-07-28T08:59:00.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Nippon.com",
    "slug": "nippon-com",
    "url": "https://www.nippon.com/en/japan-data/h20002/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On July 28, 2026, a magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Japan's Kyūshū island, according to the Japan Meteorological Agency. The epicenter was shallow at 10 kilometers below the surface, causing violent shaking of level 7 in the cities of Uki and Hikawa, as well as the prefecture's central town. Other areas, such as Minami-ku, Uto, Mashiki, Kamiamakusa, and Kōshi, experienced shaking between levels 6 and upper 6.\n\nAuthorities issued a tsunami warning for the Ariake Sea shoreline due to the quake's proximity. Aftershocks followed the initial event, including a magnitude 6.1 tremor at 5:08 pm in the same region. These recent earthquakes are being linked to the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake.",
  "summary": "Over the years since the March 11, 2011, Great East Japan Earthquake disaster, Japan has had more than 30 major earthquakes measuring lower 6 or higher on the country’s seismic intensity scale.",
  "key_points": [],
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}