Risk events in Japan, February 2026

This page tracks significant risk events worldwide in near real time — earthquakes, disaster alerts, armed conflict, unrest and government travel-advisory changes — combining data from the USGS, GDACS, NASA EONET, UCDP, GDELT, ACLED and official travel-advisory sources. Browse what is happening now, or open the monthly and yearly archive for any country.

6 events were recorded: 6 earthquakes.

6 eventsSources: usgs

6 events· Japan

Earthquake

World map of risk events0 countries with events, 6 events plottedM4.6 — 8 km SSE of Miyako, Japan · Japan · 24 Feb 2026M4.5 — 11 km SE of Motoyoyogichō, Japan · Japan · 19 Feb 2026M4.8 — 7 km NE of Maki, Japan · Japan · 13 Feb 2026M4.7 — 14 km NNE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan · Japan · 8 Feb 2026M4.7 — 0 km NE of Shiraoka, Japan · Japan · 6 Feb 2026M4.6 — 4 km SSE of Narutō, Japan · Japan · 5 Feb 2026
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Signal

How the picture is moving

Bars: this period · Markers: 90-day daily baseline × days

Events by type

Against the 90-day baseline

Earthquake
90-day baseline: 6.8
6
Disaster
90-day baseline: 0.3
0
Conflict
90-day baseline: 535.1
0
Unrest
90-day baseline: 76.5
0
Advisory
90-day baseline: 0
0

Events per day

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Events

What is happening now

6 events · newest first

  1. Earthquake

    M4.6 — 8 km SSE of Miyako, Japan

    M4.6 · Morioka · Source: usgs

  2. Earthquake

    M4.5 — 11 km SE of Motoyoyogichō, Japan

    M4.5 · Yokohama · Source: usgs

  3. Earthquake

    M4.8 — 7 km NE of Maki, Japan

    M4.8 · Niigata · Source: usgs

  4. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 14 km NNE of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan

    M4.7 · Muroran · Source: usgs

  5. Earthquake

    M4.7 — 0 km NE of Shiraoka, Japan

    M4.7 · Kuki · Source: usgs

  6. Earthquake

    M4.6 — 4 km SSE of Narutō, Japan

    M4.6 · Fukuoka · Source: usgs

Reference

What these risk types mean

Earthquake
Significant earthquakes (magnitude 4.5+) reported by the USGS.
Disaster
Active floods, cyclones, volcanoes, droughts and wildfires reported by GDACS and NASA EONET.
Conflict
Armed conflict events above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from UCDP and GDELT.
Unrest
Unrest events — protests, strikes, riots — above a minimum severity or fatality floor, from GDELT and ACLED.
Advisory
Official government travel-advisory level changes for a country.