Is Ōmagari safe? Japan travel risk
Is Ōmagari safe right now? Checked 16 October 2026
Ōmagari scores 30/100 on our travel risk index (Moderate). The US State Department rates Japan Level 1 (Exercise Normal Precautions, updated 15 May 2025); the UK has no advice against travel; Canada says: exercise normal security precautions. No GDACS or USGS hazard events within 100 km in the last 14 days. No change in government advice in the last 7 days.
Ōmagari scores 30/100 (Moderate). The score combines security, crime and scams, health and medical access, natural hazards and current alerts measured for this location and Japan (how it is calculated). The sections below are specific to Ōmagari: nearest emergency and transport facilities, 5-year natural hazard history within 100 km.
Driven by: natural hazards (75/100) and security (10/100).
A score of 30 is higher than the scores of 32% of the 241 countries we cover.
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Local Geographic Profile
Geographically located in Akita (39.4531° N, 140.4754° E), Ōmagari sits 426.2 km S from Tokyo at 28 m elevation.
Akita
39.4531° N, 140.4754° E
28 m
Asia/Tokyo
38,794
Emergency & Transport Infrastructure
Surrounding Localities in Japan
Natural Hazard Calendar & History
5-Year Hazard Calendar (100 km Radius)
| Hazard | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Floods | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | 1 | — | — | 1 |
| Tropical Cyclones | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | — |
| Earthquakes (M5.5+) | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Most flood events within 100 km of Ōmagari happened in July, September and December (3 of 3 in five years).
Source: GDACS, USGS; five years to October 2026.
Significant Earthquakes (USGS M5.5+ within 150 km)
2 major seismic events recorded within 150 km over the past 5 years.
- Largest: M5.9 on 1 Apr 2024 (130 km away) — USGS details
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