According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), an earthquake with magnitude 4.0 was reported off the Coast of Miyagi Prefecture at 1332 hours (local time) on Sunday (26 May).

Tremors were reported in parts of Iwate Prefecture (Ofunato City, Rikuzentakata City, Kamaishi City, Sumita Town, Otsuchi Town, Ichinoseki City, Hanamaki City, Kitakami City, Tono City, Oshu City, Nishiwaga Town, Kanegasaki Town, Hiraizumi Town, Miyako City, Yamada Town, Morioka City, Hachimantai City, Yahaba Town); Miyagi Prefecture (Kesennuma City, Tome City, Shikama Town, Wakuya Town, Ishinomaki City, Kurihara City, Osaki City, Kami Town, Miyagi, Misato Town, Miyagi, Minamisanriku Town, Aoba Ward, Sendai, Miyagino Ward, Sendai, Izumi Ward, Sendai, Higashimatsushima City, Osato Town, Onagawa Town, Natori City, Kakuda City, Iwanuma City, Kawasaki Town, Miyagi, Watari Town); Akita Prefecture (Semboku City) and Yamagata Prefecture (Obanazawa City).