M5.9 Quake hits Japan's Kanto region

On 22 August 2026, a magnitude 5.9 earthquake struck Japan's Kanto region, including Tokyo. Shaking of 5-lower on the Japanese scale was recorded in Ibaraki, Saitama, Chiba and Tokyo, and no tsunami was expected. Spanish media wrote that more than 30 people were injured.

Torrential rain also pounded Tokyo and other parts of the Kanto region. Rain of 100 millimetres an hour fell in Tokyo and Saitama, and the Shirako River reached flood level.