Strong magnitude 5.2 earthquake at 18 km depth10 Nov 01:30 UTC: First to report: GFZ after 10 minutes.10 Nov 01:30: Now using data updates from EMSC10 Nov 01:31: Hypocenter depth recalculated from 10.00 to 18.00 km (from 6.2 to 11.2 mi). Epicenter location corrected by 0.8 km (0.5 mi) towards SW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 10, 2025 01:20:52 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Nov 10, 2025, at 01:20 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude5.2Depth18 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.1787°N / 143.6668°EJapanSeismic antipode39.1787°S / 36.333°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoIwate (240 km / 149 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeBroken Clouds 13.2°C (56 F), humidity: 59%, wind: 10 m/s (19 kts) from NWEstimated seismic energy released4 x 1012 joules (1.11 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 951 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.2 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoNov 10, 2025 01:20 GMT / Nov 10, 2025 01:20 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 39.1787 / 143.6668: Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 5.4 / 10 km, RENASS: 5.4 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22373965',39.17870,143.66680,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 5.2, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-7-24.png',30,30,15,15,126]); 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 Yamada, a town with 15,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 151 km (94 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 523 km (325 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as very weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry151 km (94 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan155 km (97 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan157 km (98 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan169 km (105 mi)W of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan175 km (109 mi)W of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)III: WeakIwateJapan184 km (115 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan197 km (123 mi)NW of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)III: WeakIwateJapan219 km (136 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan220 km (137 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 92,300)III: WeakIwateJapan221 km (137 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)III: WeakIwateJapan221 km (137 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)III: WeakIwateJapan222 km (138 mi)W of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 138,500)III: WeakMiyagiJapan223 km (139 mi)W of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan224 km (139 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan228 km (142 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,300)III: WeakIwateJapan228 km (142 mi)W of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)III: WeakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)III: WeakIwateJapan232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan235 km (146 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)III: WeakMiyagiJapan236 km (147 mi)NW of epicenterNinohe(pop: 23,500)III: WeakIwateJapan236 km (147 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)III: WeakAomoriJapan242 km (151 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan244 km (152 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan248 km (154 mi)W of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan252 km (156 mi)W of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)III: WeakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan256 km (159 mi)W of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)III: WeakMiyagiJapan257 km (159 mi)NW of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)III: WeakAomoriJapan263 km (164 mi)W of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan264 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)III: WeakAomoriJapan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan271 km (168 mi)NW of epicenterHanawa(pop: 36,900)II: Very weakKazuno Shi, AkitaJapan272 km (169 mi)SW of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 43,900)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan273 km (170 mi)W of epicenterYuzawa(pop: 44,300)II: Very weakAkitaJapan275 km (171 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)II: Very weakAkitaJapan276 km (171 mi)W of epicenterOmagari(pop: 38,800)II: Very weakDaisen Shi, AkitaJapan291 km (181 mi)SW of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)II: Very weakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan292 km (182 mi)NW of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)II: Very weakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan295 km (183 mi)W of epicenterHigashine(pop: 45,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan295 km (183 mi)W of epicenterShinjo(pop: 41,100)II: Very weakShinjo Shi, YamagataJapan523 km (325 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 8,336,600)II: Very weakTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-11-10EpicenterAgency5.218 km11 mi01:20:52.85OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)5.410 km6.2 mi(*)01:20:51.58Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan0.3 km (0.2 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)5.4310 km6.2 mi(*)01:20:52.529near Sendai14 km (8.6 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCRENASS (Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS))Notes:(*) A depth given as 10 km often means that the the depth of the quake could be not determined with sufficient accuracy.Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 671 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.07 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 13.9 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.84 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 7 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 24.3 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 53 quakes per year (or 4.4 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 151 quakes per year (or 12.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 610 quakes per year (or 51 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 9 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake