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Magnitude 4.3 earthquake hits Japan's Kumamoto Prefecture; no tsunami warning
A preliminary magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture in Japan on Nov.
8, 2026.
The Japan Meteorological Agency said it occurred at 10:53 a.m.
local time.
The quake's epicenter was in Kumamoto Prefecture, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
Its reported seismic intensity was 4 on Japan's scale, which goes up to 7.
No tsunami warning was issued.
The alert gave a preliminary magnitude, and the available information does not say whether it will be revised.
A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck Kumamoto Prefecture on Nov. 8, 2026.
The Japan Meteorological Agency reported the quake at 10:53 a.m.
Its epicenter was in Kumamoto Prefecture, at a depth of 10 kilometers.
The reported seismic intensity was 4 on Japan’s maximum-7 scale.
No tsunami warning was issued.
- Who
- Not stated
- What
- A magnitude 4.3 earthquake struck.
- When
- Nov. 8, 2026, at 10:53 a.m.
- Where
- Kumamoto Prefecture, Japan.
- Why
- Not stated
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- Magnitude
- 4.3
- Date and time
- Nov. 8, 2026, 10:53 a.m.
- Epicenter
- Kumamoto Prefecture; 32.6°N, 130.6°E
- Depth
- 10 kilometers
- Seismic intensity
- 4 on a maximum-7 scale
- Tsunami warning
- None issued