Землетрясение магнитудой 6,1 произошло у берегов Японии was recorded by Global Incident Tracker on Sunday, 1 November 2026 at 00:05 UTC. The event is classified as a earthquake incident with a severity rating of Minor, and was detected through GNEWS.
Reported in media coverage. Found by our incident harvester, which queries each country's press in its own language, one incident category at a time (disaster). Original headline: "Землетрясение магнитудой 6,1 произошло у берегов Японии - The World Inform".
Understanding earthquake events
Sudden ground shaking from tectonic movement, measured on the moment-magnitude scale. Magnitude describes released energy on a logarithmic scale, so a magnitude 6 releases roughly 32 times more energy than a magnitude 5. Shallow earthquakes are usually far more destructive than deep ones of the same magnitude, and building quality is typically the single largest factor in how many people are hurt.
How severity is rated
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Safety guidance for earthquake situations
- During shaking: drop to hands and knees, cover your head and neck under sturdy furniture, and hold on until it stops.
- Do not run outside while the ground is moving — most injuries happen from falling debris at exits.
- Expect aftershocks and stay out of visibly damaged buildings.
- After shaking stops, check for gas smells before using switches or flames, and prefer SMS over voice calls to keep networks clear.
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Data and verification
This record was generated automatically from GNEWS and de-duplicated against our archive. Early reports for any incident can be revised: locations get refined, magnitudes are recalculated and impact figures change as assessments arrive. We deliberately do not publish casualty numbers unless an official source states them. The original source report is linked at the top of this page.
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Timeline and sources
Reported
Reported by News reports (Google News). Not independently confirmed. Copies of one syndicated story are counted once.
How statuses are decided · the number of reports is never treated as confirmation.
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:05 UTCFirst report News report
First recorded from News reports (Google News).
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:02 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.1 درجة يضرب سواحل محافظة ميه اليابانية"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:00 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب جنوب إيران دون ضحايا أو أضرار"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:20 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "كيف سيتعامل الأهلي مع زلزال السداسية؟"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:40 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6 درجات يضرب قبالة الساحل الجنوبي لجزيرة هونشو اليابانية"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 01:08 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب جنوب شرقي مدينة بوشهر في إيران"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 01:10 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "ईरान में कांपी धरती, 5 मैग्नीट्यूड के भूकंप ने दहलाया, बुशहर न्यूक्लियर सेंटर के बाद एपिसेंटर"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 01:28 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 6.1 درجة يضرب سواحل محافظة «ميه» اليابانية"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 01:03 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "زلزال بقوة 5 درجات يضرب جنوب إيران بالقرب من بوشهر"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:15 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "无医院岛屿地震-火山危机应对中护士部署后的感知与体验：一项描述性定性研究"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 01:14 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "В Японии зафиксировали мощное землетрясение"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "Землетрясение магнитудой 6,1 произошло у берегов японского острова Хонсю"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 00:20 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "У побережья Японии произошло землетрясение магнитудой 6,1"
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· received · event time 1 Nov 2026, 02:37 UTCAlso reported News report
Also reported by News reports (Google News): "عاجل.. زلزال بقوة 6 درجات يضرب جنوب اليابان"
Times are when this site received each report, in UTC; the event time is shown where the source gave one. 14 reports are attached to this incident. Copies of one syndicated story count as one report.