An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred only 11 minutes ago 80 km southeast of Kushiro, Japan, Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported.The quake hit at an intermediate to considerable depth of 290.20 km beneath the epicenter near Kushiro, Kushiro Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, in the morning on Friday, September 19th, 2025, at 7:39 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Hamanaka-sakuraminami (pop. 5,500) located 42 km from the epicenter, Akkeshi (pop. 8,900) 46 km away, Nemuro (pop. 31,200) 60 km away, Kushiro (pop. 167,900) 80 km away, Shibecha (pop. 7,200) 81 km away, Nakashibetsu (pop. 24,000) 87 km away, and Shibetsu (pop. 21,700) 95 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Sep 19, 2025 07:39 am (GMT +10) local time (18 Sep 2025 21:39 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Depth: 290.20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 42.82°N / 145.33°E (Hokkaido, Japan)Primary data source: NIED