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The quake had a very shallow depth of 16.5 km (10 mi) and was not felt (or at least not reported so).Quake Data | Interactive map | User reports | Aftershocks | Earlier quakes here | Quakes in Japan | Miyagi | Iwate | FukushimaHint: Click on the image to see different maps of this quake!Moderate magnitude 4.8 earthquake at 17 km depth8 Dec 22:02 UTC: First to report: NIED after 9 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeDec 8, 2025 21:53:22 UTC - Local time at epicenterTuesday, Dec 9, 2025, at 06:53 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.8Depth16.5 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.435°N / 141.456°EOshika Gun, Miyagi, JapanSeismic antipode38.435°S / 38.544°WShaking intensityV Moderate shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoNarugo (71 km / 44 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1 x 1012 joules (278 megawatt hours, equivalent to 239 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.8 | about seismic energy9 minutes agoDec 8, 2025 21:53 GMT / Dec 9, 2025 06:53 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 38.435 / 141.456: Japan: Kinkazan RegionSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22477205',38.43500,141.45600,'9 minutes ago: Mag. 4.8, Japan: Kinkazan Region',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 Sendai, a city of 1.1 million people in Japan, in 55 km (34 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 343 km (213 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(*)RegionCountry2 km (1 mi)NW of epicenterOnagawa Cho(pop: 6,430)V: ModerateOshika Gun, MiyagiJapan14 km (9 mi)W of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)IV: LightMiyagiJapan21 km (13 mi)W of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)IV: LightHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan24 km (15 mi)W of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)IV: LightMiyagiJapan27 km (17 mi)N of epicenterMinamisanriku(pop: 12,200)IV: LightMotoyoshi Gun, MiyagiJapan31 km (19 mi)NW of epicenterWakuya(pop: 15,800)IV: LightToda Gun, MiyagiJapan35 km (22 mi)W of epicenterMatsushima(pop: 16,400)IV: LightMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan36 km (22 mi)W of epicenterKogota-ekimae(pop: 24,000)IV: LightToda Gun, MiyagiJapan38 km (23 mi)W of epicenterKogota(pop: 19,800)IV: LightToda Gun, MiyagiJapan38 km (24 mi)SW of epicenterShobudahama(pop: 18,100)IV: LightMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan39 km (24 mi)W of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)IV: LightMiyagiJapan40 km (25 mi)NW of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)IV: LightMiyagiJapan43 km (26 mi)W of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)IV: LightTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan43 km (27 mi)W of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)IV: LightMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan45 km (28 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)IV: LightOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan46 km (29 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)IV: LightOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)IV: LightMiyagiJapan51 km (31 mi)W of epicenterYoshioka(pop: 28,800)IV: LightKurokawa-gun, MiyagiJapan53 km (33 mi)N of epicenterKesennuma(pop: 61,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan53 km (33 mi)NW of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)III: WeakMiyagiJapan54 km (34 mi)W of epicenterNaka-niida(pop: 21,900)III: WeakKami-gun, MiyagiJapan55 km (34 mi)W of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan58 km (36 mi)SW of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)III: WeakNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan61 km (38 mi)NW of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)III: WeakIwateJapan64 km (40 mi)SW of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 44,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan69 km (43 mi)SW of epicenterWatari(pop: 33,500)III: WeakMiyagiJapan73 km (45 mi)SW of epicenterMurata(pop: 38,300)III: WeakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan76 km (47 mi)SW of epicenterOkawara(pop: 23,600)III: WeakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan79 km (49 mi)SW of epicenterKakuda(pop: 33,200)III: WeakMiyagiJapan82 km (51 mi)N of epicenterOshu(pop: 112,900)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan83 km (51 mi)N of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan85 km (53 mi)SW of epicenterSoma(pop: 34,900)III: WeakSoma Shi, FukushimaJapan88 km (54 mi)SW of epicenterShiroishi(pop: 33,300)III: WeakMiyagiJapan92 km (57 mi)W of epicenterHigashine(pop: 47,700)III: WeakYamagataJapan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterTendo(pop: 65,400)III: WeakTendo Shi, YamagataJapan98 km (61 mi)W of epicenterYamagata(pop: 248,800)III: WeakYamagataJapan99 km (61 mi)N of epicenterKitakami(pop: 93,000)III: WeakIwateJapan99 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)III: WeakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan343 km (213 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)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 GMT2025-12-8EpicenterAgency4.817 km10.3 mi21:53:22KINKAZAN REGIONNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)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 6 km2 (2 square miles) as a first-order estimate. 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