Very strong magnitude 6.0 earthquake at 20 km depth9 Nov 09:04 UTC: First to report: EMSC after 10 minutes.9 Nov 09:05: Epicenter location corrected by 7 km (4.4 mi) towards NW.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 9, 2025 08:54:39 UTC - Local time at epicenterSunday, Nov 9, 2025, at 08:54 am (Universal Time GMT +0)StatusconfirmedMagnitude6.0Depth20 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude39.5318°N / 143.3031°EJapanSeismic antipode39.5318°S / 36.697°WShaking intensityVI Strong shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)Nearest volcanoNanashigure (197 km / 122 mi)Estimated seismic energy released6.3 x 1013 joules (17.5 gigawatt hours, equivalent to 15080 tons of TNT or 0.9 atomic bombs!) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 6.0 | about seismic energy10 minutes agoNov 9, 2025 08:54 GMT / Nov 9, 2025 08:54 am (Universal Time)Lat / Lng: 39.5318 / 143.3031: Off East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: EMSCOther sources: GFZ: 6.1 / 20 kmDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22371162',39.53180,143.30310,'10 minutes ago: Mag. 6.0, Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan',html,'quakes-8-24.png',35,35,17,17,127]); 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 Miyako, a town with 51,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 117 km (73 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced light shaking there. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 533 km (331 mi) away from the epicenter, the earthquake was probably felt as weak shaking.The following table shows some of the places that might have been affected (or not) by the shaking.DistancePlaceMax. shaking intensity(*)RegionCountry117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)IV: LightIwateJapan127 km (79 mi)W of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)IV: LightIwateJapan185 km (115 mi)W of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)IV: LightIwateJapan188 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterHachinohe(pop: 239,000)IV: LightAomoriJapan188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,300)IV: LightIwateJapan188 km (117 mi)W of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)IV: LightIwateJapan190 km (118 mi)W of epicenterKitakami(pop: 92,300)IV: LightIwateJapan192 km (119 mi)W of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)IV: LightOshu Shi, IwateJapan199 km (124 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)IV: LightIwateJapan207 km (128 mi)SW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)IV: LightMiyagiJapan207 km (129 mi)NW of epicenterMisawa(pop: 42,800)IV: LightAomoriJapan213 km (132 mi)SW of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 138,500)IV: LightMiyagiJapan215 km (134 mi)NW of epicenterTowada(pop: 60,700)IV: LightAomoriJapan217 km (135 mi)SW of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)IV: LightMiyagiJapan222 km (138 mi)SW of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)IV: LightMiyagiJapan227 km (141 mi)W of epicenterHanawa(pop: 36,900)IV: LightKazuno Shi, AkitaJapan227 km (141 mi)SW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)IV: LightOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan229 km (142 mi)SW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)IV: LightOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan238 km (148 mi)W of epicenterYokote(pop: 85,600)IV: LightAkitaJapan238 km (148 mi)SW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)IV: LightMiyagiJapan242 km (150 mi)W of epicenterDaisen(pop: 91,100)IV: LightAkitaJapan242 km (151 mi)W of epicenterOmagari(pop: 38,800)IV: LightDaisen Shi, AkitaJapan244 km (152 mi)SW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)IV: LightMiyagiJapan244 km (152 mi)W of epicenterYuzawa(pop: 44,300)IV: LightAkitaJapan248 km (154 mi)W of epicenterOdate(pop: 69,200)III: WeakOdate-shi, AkitaJapan253 km (158 mi)SW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan261 km (162 mi)NW of epicenterAomori(pop: 298,400)III: WeakAomoriJapan263 km (164 mi)NW of epicenterMutsu(pop: 56,200)III: WeakAomoriJapan265 km (164 mi)SW of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 43,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan268 km (167 mi)NW of epicenterHirosaki(pop: 168,700)III: WeakAomoriJapan274 km (170 mi)W of epicenterAkita(pop: 307,700)III: WeakAkitaJapan279 km (173 mi)W of epicenterYurihonjo(pop: 76,100)III: WeakYuri-honjo Shi, AkitaJapan281 km (175 mi)NW of epicenterGoshogawara(pop: 53,600)III: WeakAomoriJapan286 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterTendo(pop: 65,400)III: WeakTendo Shi, YamagataJapan290 km (180 mi)W of epicenterNoshiro(pop: 52,300)III: WeakAkitaJapan292 km (182 mi)SW of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)III: WeakYamagataJapan293 km (182 mi)SW of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)III: WeakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan316 km (196 mi)SW of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)III: WeakFukushimaJapan533 km (331 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 8,336,600)III: WeakTokyoJapan558 km (347 mi)SW of epicenterYokohama(pop: 3,761,600)III: WeakKanagawaJapanNotes:(*) 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!I didn't feel itI felt this quakeIf you were near the epicenter and felt it, please share your experience and submit a short "I felt it" report! Other users would love to hear about it!If you did NOT feel the quake although you were in the area, please report it as well! Your contribution is valuable to earthquake science and seismic hazard analysis.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 GMT2025-11-9EpicenterAgency6.020 km12 mi08:54:39.6OFF EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPANEMSC (European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre)6.120 km12 mi08:54:39.9Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan7 km (4.4 mi) epicenter difference with EMSCGFZ (German Research Centre for Geosciences)Earthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 25 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 1,300 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.08 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 12.7 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.9 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 8.9 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 30.2 quakes per year (or 2.5 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 80 quakes per year (or 6.6 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 232 quakes per year (or 19.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 1,000 quakes per year (or 83 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 10 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