Moderate magnitude 4.5 earthquake at 118 km depth13 Oct 01:20 UTC: First to report: NIED after 8 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 13, 2025 01:12:15 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Oct 13, 2025, at 10:12 am (GMT +9)Statusconfirmed (manually revised)Magnitude4.5Depth118 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude43.062°N / 144.883°EAkkeshi-gun, Hokkaido, JapanAlso near: Russia 85 km (53 mi) awaySeismic antipode43.062°S / 35.117°WShaking intensityII Very weak shakingFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoMashu (56 km / 35 mi)Weather at epicenter at time of quakeOvercast Clouds 12.5°C (55 F), humidity: 79%, wind: 7 m/s (14 kts) from NEstimated seismic energy released3.5 x 1011 joules (98.6 megawatt hours, equivalent to 84.8 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.5 | about seismic energy20 minutes agoOct 13, 2025 01:12 GMT / Oct 13, 2025 10:12 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 43.062 / 144.883: Japan: Kushiro RegionSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22269755',43.06200,144.88300,'20 minutes ago: Mag. 4.5, Japan: Kushiro 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 Kushiro, a city with more than 170,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 42 km (26 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Several smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 933 km (580 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(*)RegionCountry4 km (2 mi)SW of epicenterAkkeshi(pop: 8,920)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan21 km (13 mi)NE of epicenterHamanaka-sakuraminami(pop: 5,510)II: Very weakAkkeshi-gun, HokkaidoJapan35 km (22 mi)NW of epicenterShibecha(pop: 7,230)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan42 km (26 mi)W of epicenterKushiro(pop: 167,900)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan52 km (32 mi)NW of epicenterTsurui(pop: 2,560)II: Very weakAkan-gun, HokkaidoJapan55 km (34 mi)N of epicenterNakashibetsu(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakShibetsu-gun, HokkaidoJapan56 km (35 mi)NW of epicenterTeshikaga(pop: 7,630)II: Very weakKawakami-gun, HokkaidoJapan63 km (39 mi)NE of epicenterNemuro(pop: 31,200)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan66 km (41 mi)W of epicenterShiranuka(pop: 7,970)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan69 km (43 mi)N of epicenterShibetsu(pop: 21,700)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan95 km (59 mi)N of epicenterKoshimizu(pop: 5,030)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan96 km (60 mi)N of epicenterHonmachi(pop: 11,900)II: Very weakShari-gun, HokkaidoJapan100 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,010)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan103 km (64 mi)NW of epicenterRikubetsu(pop: 2,530)II: Very weakAshoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan104 km (64 mi)W of epicenterKamihonbetsu(pop: 6,620)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan104 km (65 mi)W of epicenterHoncho(pop: 5,020)II: Very weakTokachi-gun, HokkaidoJapan106 km (66 mi)NW of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan109 km (68 mi)N of epicenterRausu(pop: 5,400)II: Very weakMenashi-gun, HokkaidoJapan110 km (69 mi)W of epicenterAshoro(pop: 7,150)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan111 km (69 mi)NW of epicenterOzora(pop: 7,430)II: Very weakAbashiri-gun, HokkaidoJapan115 km (71 mi)NW of epicenterKitami(pop: 119,100)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan117 km (73 mi)W of epicenterIkeda(pop: 6,930)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan118 km (73 mi)NW of epicenterAbashiri(pop: 35,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan118 km (74 mi)NW of epicenterMotomachi(pop: 4,680)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan125 km (78 mi)NW of epicenterOketo(pop: 3,040)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan128 km (79 mi)W of epicenterSarubetsu(pop: 25,800)II: Very weakNakagawa-gun, HokkaidoJapan133 km (83 mi)W of epicenterShihoro(pop: 5,850)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan137 km (85 mi)W of epicenterOtofuke(pop: 44,200)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan138 km (85 mi)W of epicenterObihiro(pop: 166,500)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan143 km (89 mi)NW of epicenterToppushi(pop: 4,880)II: Very weakTokoro-gun, HokkaidoJapan146 km (90 mi)SW of epicenterTaiki(pop: 5,420)II: Very weakHiroo-gun, HokkaidoJapan148 km (92 mi)W of epicenterNaka-satsunai(pop: 3,880)II: Very weakKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan151 km (94 mi)W of epicenterMemuro-minami(pop: 18,000)II: Very weakKasai-gun, HokkaidoJapan153 km (95 mi)W of epicenterShikaoi(pop: 5,270)II: Very weakKato-gun, HokkaidoJapan154 km (96 mi)NW of epicenterEngaru(pop: 19,200)II: Very weakMonbetsu Gun, HokkaidoJapan156 km (97 mi)SW of epicenterHiroo(pop: 7,180)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan189 km (117 mi)NW of epicenterMombetsu(pop: 23,000)II: Very weakMonbetsu Shi, HokkaidoJapan287 km (178 mi)W of epicenterSapporo(pop: 1,973,800)II: Very weakHokkaidoJapan933 km (580 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 8,336,600): Not feltTokyoJapan9425 km (5857 mi)NW of epicenterSouda(pop: 6,730): Not feltChania, CreteGreeceNotes:(*) 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 GMT2025-10-13EpicenterAgency4.5118 km73 mi01:12:15KUSHIRO 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 3 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 3 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 13, 2025 10:12 am (GMT +9)20 minutes ago4.5118 km0 km - This quakeJapan: Kushiro RegionMain 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 810 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.04 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 25 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.31 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 3.2 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 3.4 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 27.8 quakes per yearMag. 3 or higher: 102 quakes per year (or 8.5 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 339 quakes per year (or 28.3 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 717 quakes per year (or 60 quakes per month)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 5 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 23 to 27 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquakeThe earthquake occurred 3 weeks after a magnitude 5.0 earthquake had hit on Friday, Sep 19, 2025, at 07:39 am (GMT +10 local time) in 46 km (28 mi) distance to the southeast:Mag. 5.0 earthquake Japan: Off Nemuro Peninsula - Sep 19, 2025 - The largest quake near the epicenter of this quake during the 10 years before was an event of magnitude 6.0. It had occurred 19 weeks earlier, on Saturday, May 31, 2025, at 05:37 pm (GMT +9 local time) in Hokkaido, Japan:Mag. 6.0 earthquake 76 km S of Kushiro - Japan - May 31, 2025 - The strongest-ever (since 1900) recorded quake in this area measured magnitude 8.3. It had occurred 31 years ago earlier, on Tuesday, Oct 4, 1994, at 11:22 pm (GMT +10 local time) in Sakhalin Oblast, Russia:Mag. 8.3 earthquake Kuril Islands (Russia) - Oct 4, 1994 - Below is a list and map of larger or recent quakes that had occurred near the epicenter before this earthquake (within up to 100 km/61 mi distance, up to 300 km/183 mi for very large quakes above mag. 7). Filter and sort the list by magnitude or time.Max results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageDate and TimeMagDepthDistanceLocationDetailsMapOct 6, 12:35 am (GMT +9)4.0110 km16 km (10.2 mi) to the SW 27 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, Japan I FELT ITInfoSep 19, 07:39 am (GMT +10)5.0290 km46 km (28 mi) to the SE Japan: Off Nemuro PeninsulaInfoSep 13, 05:56 am (GMT +9)4.9277 km55 km (34 mi) to the W Japan: SE Off TokachiInfoAug 28, 07:50 pm (GMT +10)4.547 km85 km (53 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoAug 24, 12:13 pm (GMT +9)5.4381 km23 km (15 mi) to the E Japan: Off Nemuro PeninsulaInfoAug 12, 06:11 pm (GMT +9)5.410 km85 km (53 mi) to the S 79 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan 3 reportsInfoMay 31, 05:37 pm (GMT +9)6.021 km90 km (56 mi) to the S 76 km S of Kushiro, Japan 5 reportsInfoFeb 25, 2023 10:27 pm (GMT +9)6.055 km29 km (18 mi) to the SE Hokkaido, Japan Region 43 reportsInfoJan 18, 2005 11:09 pm (GMT +9)6.342 km13 km (8.1 mi) to the S 40 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoDec 6, 2004 11:15 pm (GMT +9)6.835 km33 km (21 mi) to the SE Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoNov 29, 2004 03:32 am (GMT +9)7.039 km20 km (13 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 61 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoApr 12, 2004 03:06 am (GMT +9)6.142 km16 km (10.2 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 38 km east of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoDec 29, 2003 10:30 am (GMT +9)6.133 km74 km (46 mi) to the S Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoDec 3, 2003 11:11 pm (GMT +9)5.933 km79 km (49 mi) to the S 74 km SSE of Kushiro, JapanInfoOct 8, 2003 10:32 pm (GMT +9)5.933 km94 km (58 mi) to the S Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoOct 8, 2003 06:06 pm (GMT +9)6.732 km53 km (33 mi) to the SW 39 km SSE of Kushiro, JapanInfoSep 29, 2003 11:36 am (GMT +9)6.525 km80 km (49 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 58 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoSep 26, 2003 04:50 am (GMT +9)8.127 km160 km (99 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 135 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoJul 3, 2003 08:52 am (GMT +9)5.924 km82 km (51 mi) to the S Hokkaido, Japan RegionInfoAug 25, 2002 03:40 am (GMT +9)6.143 km100 km (62 mi) to the E 50 km ESE of Nemuro, JapanInfoApr 27, 2001 02:48 am (GMT +9)6.086 km85 km (53 mi) to the E 37 km SE of Nemuro, JapanInfoNov 14, 2000 12:57 am (GMT +9)6.033 km64 km (40 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 63 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMay 13, 1999 02:59 am (GMT +9)6.2103 km85 km (53 mi) to the W 44 km west of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoNov 15, 1997 04:05 pm (GMT +9)6.1161 km84 km (52 mi) to the N 19 km northwest of Shibetsu, Hokkaido, JapanInfoOct 4, 1994 11:22 pm (GMT +10)8.314 km212 km (132 mi) to the NENorth Pacific Ocean, 48 km east of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoJan 15, 1993 08:06 pm (GMT +9)6.1112 km59 km (37 mi) to the W 79 km east of Obihiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoJun 17, 1973 12:55 pm (GMT +9)7.748 km76 km (47 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 12 km south of Isomoshiri To Island, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMar 26, 1972 07:59 am (GMT +9)6.345 km94 km (58 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 20 km east of Isomoshiri To Island, Hokkaido, JapanInfoAug 12, 1969 07:27 am (GMT +10)8.229 km241 km (150 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 98 km southeast of Shikotan, Sakhalin Oblast, RussiaInfoMay 16, 1968 09:49 am (GMT +9)8.230 km273 km (169 mi) to the SW 168 km ENE of Hachinohe, JapanInfoNov 4, 1967 11:30 pm (GMT +9)6.730 km69 km (43 mi) to the NW 46 km southeast of Kitami, Hokkaido, JapanInfoNov 15, 1961 04:17 pm (GMT +9)6.543 km34 km (21 mi) to the SE Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoAug 12, 1961 12:51 am (GMT +9)7.044 km18 km (11 mi) to the E Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoJan 31, 1959 07:16 am (GMT +9)6.325 km53 km (33 mi) to the NW 51 km north of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoJan 31, 1959 05:39 am (GMT +9)6.325 km46 km (28 mi) to the NW Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoApr 23, 1956 12:31 pm (GMT +9)6.235 km74 km (46 mi) to the S Hokkaido, Japan regionInfoMar 4, 1952 10:22 am (GMT +9)8.145 km135 km (84 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 107 km south of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoSep 4, 1926 03:37 pm (Universal Time)6.435 km92 km (57 mi) to the SWNorth Pacific Ocean, 59 km southwest of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMar 18, 1904 10:42 pm (GMT +9)7.60 km98 km (61 mi) to the SENorth Pacific Ocean, 93 km south of Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMay 28, 1902 09:01 am (Universal Time)6.535 km30 km (19 mi) to the SNorth Pacific Ocean, 40 km southeast of Kushiro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoDec 25, 1900 02:09 pm (GMT +9)7.90 km91 km (57 mi) to the ENorth Pacific Ocean, 50 km southeast of Nemuro, Hokkaido, JapanInfoMap of earlier quakes in the area of this quakeMax results102050100AllMagnitudeAll2+3+4+5+6+7+8+Time before48 hours1 week30 days1 year5 years30 yearsAny ageOldest quakes are shown in yellow, most recent in red.[quakes -][quakes +][smaller][bigger]