Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 15 km depth9 Nov 09:59 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 6 minutes.9 Nov 09:59: Now using data updates from NIEDI didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 9, 2025 09:52:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 9, 2025, at 06:52 pm (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.0Depth15.3 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.358°N / 143.186°EJapanSeismic antipode39.358°S / 36.814°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoNanashigure (194 km / 121 mi)Estimated seismic energy released2 x 1012 joules (554 megawatt hours, equivalent to 477 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 5.0 | about seismic energy7 minutes agoNov 9, 2025 09:52 GMT / Nov 9, 2025 06:52 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 39.358 / 143.186: Japan: Far E Off SanrikuSource: NIEDOther sources: RaspberryShake: 4.9 / 10 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22371325',39.35800,143.18600,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Japan: Far E Off Sanriku',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 107 km (66 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 511 km (318 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(*)RegionCountry107 km (66 mi)W of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan112 km (69 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan114 km (71 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan131 km (81 mi)W of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)III: WeakIwateJapan142 km (88 mi)W of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan152 km (95 mi)NW of epicenterKuji(pop: 34,400)III: WeakIwateJapan178 km (111 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)III: WeakIwateJapan178 km (111 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 92,300)III: WeakIwateJapan179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan179 km (111 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan183 km (113 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,300)III: WeakIwateJapan184 km (114 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)III: WeakIwateJapan186 km (116 mi)W of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)III: WeakIwateJapan190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan192 km (119 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)III: WeakAomoriJapan194 km (121 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 138,500)III: WeakMiyagiJapan200 km (124 mi)SW of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)III: WeakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan201 km (125 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)III: WeakMiyagiJapan203 km (126 mi)SW of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan210 km (130 mi)SW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan212 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan213 km (132 mi)NW of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)II: Very weakAomoriJapan219 km (136 mi)NW of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan220 km (136 mi)SW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan226 km (141 mi)SW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan227 km (141 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)II: Very weakAkitaJapan232 km (144 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)II: Very weakAkitaJapan235 km (146 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan246 km (153 mi)NW of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)II: Very weakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan264 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)II: Very weakAomoriJapan266 km (165 mi)W of epicenterAkita(pop: 307,700)II: Very weakAkitaJapan268 km (167 mi)SW of epicenterTendo(pop: 65,400)II: Very weakTendo Shi, YamagataJapan269 km (167 mi)NW of epicenterHirosaki(pop: 168,700)II: Very weakAomoriJapan269 km (167 mi)W of epicenterYurihonjo(pop: 76,100)II: Very weakYuri-honjo Shi, AkitaJapan275 km (171 mi)SW of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)II: Very weakYamagataJapan292 km (181 mi)W of epicenterSakata(pop: 99,300)II: Very weakYamagataJapan296 km (184 mi)SW of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan299 km (186 mi)W of epicenterTsuruoka(pop: 125,400)II: Very weakYamagataJapan511 km (318 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 GMT2025-11-9EpicenterAgency5.015 km9.5 mi09:52:47FAR E OFF SANRIKUNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)4.910 km6.2 mi(*)09:52:00Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan27 km (17 mi) epicenter difference with NIEDRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 1,500 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.95 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 33.4 quakes per year (or 2.8 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 88 quakes per year (or 7.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 260 quakes per year (or 21.6 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,100 quakes per year (or 3.1 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 11 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