Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 74 km depth24 Jul 11:32 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 8 minutes.24 Jul 11:32: Now using data updates from NIEDI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeJul 24, 2025 11:24:21 UTC - Local time at epicenterThursday, Jul 24, 2025, at 08:24 pm (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.3Depth74 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude42.997°N / 145.658°ENemuro-shi, Hokkaido, JapanAlso near: Russia 64 km (40 mi) awaySeismic antipode42.997°S / 34.342°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoGolovnin (95 km / 59 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy8 minutes agoJul 24, 2025 11:24 GMT / Jul 24, 2025 08:24 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 42.997 / 145.658: Japan: Off Nemuro PeninsulaSource: NIEDOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.0 / 70 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-21988008',42.99700,145.65800,'8 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Japan: Off Nemuro Peninsula',html,'quakes-6-24.png',25,25,12,12,125]); function mkRep(id,notFelt){var nFelt=notFelt||false;var src="https://www.volcanoesandearthquakes.com/app/earthquake-report.php?quakeId="+id;if(nFelt==true){src+="¬Felt=true";}window.open(src,"","status=0,toolbar=0,location=0,directories=0,menubar=0,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,height=400,width=350");} function locationHashChanged(e){-1!=e.oldURL.indexOf("#popupMap")&&closePopup()} window.onhashchange = locationHashChanged; function comment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=(t.dataset.id,document.getElementById("commentForm"));"none"==a.style.display?(t.appendChild(a),a.style.display="block"):a.style.display="none"}function sendComment(e){var t=e.parentNode,a=t.parentNode.dataset.id,n=document.getElementById("commentContent"),p=n.value.trim();if(p){var o="id="+a+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId;o+="&comment="+decodeURIComponent(p),mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",o,function(e){e.responseText;alert("Thank you for submitting your comment!"),t.style.display="none",n.value=""})}}function flagReport(e){var t=e.parentNode.dataset.id;if(confirm("Report this as inappropriate?")){var a="id="+t+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&flagAsInappropriate=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",a,function(t){var a=t.responseText;alert(a),e.style.display="none"})}}function likeReport(e){var t="id="+e.parentNode.dataset.id+"&quakeId="+thisQuakeId+"&like=1";mkRequest("//reports.volcanodiscovery.com/app/eqReportComment.php","post",t,function(t){t.responseText;e.style.opacity=.5})}]]>[smaller] [bigger]Most recent quakes Top 20 past 24 hrs Quakes in JapanNearby placesThe closest larger town where the quake might have been felt is Nemuro, a town with 31,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 37 km (23 mi) distance north of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 961 km (597 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake could not be felt.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry37 km (23 mi)N of epicenterNemuro(pop: 31,200)III: WeakHokkaidoJapan48 km (30 mi)W of epicenterHamanaka-sakuraminami(pop: 5,510)II: Very weakAkkeshi-gun, HokkaidoJapan66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterAkkeshi(pop: 8,920)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan83 km (51 mi)NW of epicenterNakashibetsu(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakShibetsu-gun, HokkaidoJapan85 km (53 mi)NW of epicenterShibetsu(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan94 km (59 mi)W of epicenterShibecha(pop: 7,230)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterKushiro(pop: 167,900)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterTeshikaga(pop: 7,630)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterTsurui(pop: 2,560)II: Very weakAkan-gun, HokkaidoJapan120 km (74 mi)N of epicenterRausu(pop: 5,400)II: Very weakMenashi-gun, HokkaidoJapan128 km (79 mi)W of epicenterShiranuka(pop: 7,970)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan129 km (80 mi)NW of epicenterHonmachi(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan136 km (84 mi)NW of epicenterKoshimizu(pop: 5,030)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan154 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan156 km (97 mi)NW of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan158 km (98 mi)NW of epicenterOzora(pop: 7,430)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan160 km (99 mi)NW of epicenterAbashiri(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan164 km (102 mi)W of epicenterRikubetsu(pop: 2,530)II: Very weakAshoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan165 km (102 mi)W of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,020)II: Very weakTokachi-gun, HokkaidoJapan167 km (104 mi)W of epicenterKamihonbetsu(pop: 6,620)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan169 km (105 mi)NW of epicenterKitami(pop: 119,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan174 km (108 mi)W of epicenterAshoro(pop: 7,150)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan175 km (109 mi)NW of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 4,680)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan180 km (112 mi)W of epicenterIkeda(pop: 6,930)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan184 km (114 mi)NW of epicenterOketo(pop: 3,040)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan189 km (118 mi)W of epicenterSarubetsu(pop: 25,800)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan192 km (120 mi)NW of epicenterToppushi(pop: 4,880)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan197 km (122 mi)W of epicenterShihoro(pop: 5,850)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan200 km (124 mi)W of epicenterObihiro(pop: 166,500)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan200 km (124 mi)W of epicenterOtofuke(pop: 44,200)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan203 km (126 mi)W of epicenterTaiki(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakHiroo-gun, HokkaidoJapan207 km (128 mi)NW of epicenterEngaru(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan209 km (130 mi)W of epicenterHiroo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan214 km (133 mi)W of epicenterMemuro-minami(pop: 18,000)II: Very weakKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan216 km (134 mi)W of epicenterShikaoi(pop: 5,270)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan226 km (140 mi)W of epicenterShimizu(pop: 9,780)II: Very weakKamikawa-gun (Tokachi), HokkaidoJapan239 km (149 mi)NW of epicenterMombetsu(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakMonbetsu Shi, HokkaidoJapan253 km (157 mi)W of epicenterUrakawa(pop: 12,800)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan350 km (218 mi)W of epicenterSapporo(pop: 1,973,800)I: Not feltHokkaidoJapan961 km (597 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 8,336,600): Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) Shaking intensity according to the Modified Mercalli Intensity Scale (MMI) and estimated using seismic models.User-reports for this quakeThere are no user reports for this quake yet.If you felt it, be the first to report it!Compare Quake DataData for the same earthquake as reported by different agenciesThe more agencies report about the same quake and post similar data, the more confidence you can have in the data. It takes normally up to a few hours until earthquake parameters are calculated with near-optimum precision.MagDepthTime GMT2025-07-24EpicenterAgency4.374 km46 mi11:24:21OFF NEMURO PENINSULANIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)4.070 km43 mi11:24:00Hokkaido, Japan Region4.7 km (2.9 mi) epicenter difference with NIEDRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Aftershocks for this quakeNo aftershocks have been recorded so far. When aftershocks are detected, we will update this section.What are aftershocks?Larger earthquakes (above magnitude 5 or so) such as this one are usually followed by smaller ones known as aftershocks that occur in the same area during the days, weeks, months or even years after the main shock.[More info]What about this quake?Based on its magnitude, the fault that was active during the quake likely ruptured beneath a surface area of approximately 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Jul 24, 2025 08:24 pm (GMT +9)8 minutes ago4.374 km0 km - This quakeJapan: Off Nemuro PeninsulaMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 523 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.06 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 15.6 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.38 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 2.6 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.2 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 29.6 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 91 quakes per year (or 7.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 295 quakes per year (or 24.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 492 quakes per year (or 41 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 8 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 15 to 20 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake