Strong magnitude 5.0 earthquake at 63 km depth13 Oct 03:32 UTC: First to report: NIED after 6 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeOct 13, 2025 03:25:47 UTC - Local time at epicenterMonday, Oct 13, 2025, at 12:25 pm (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (uncertain whether an earthquake with these data happened)Magnitude5.0Depth63 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude38.6°N / 142.367°EIwate, JapanSeismic antipode38.6°S / 37.633°WShaking intensityIV Light shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceNIED (National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience)Nearest volcanoKurikoma (142 km / 88 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 agoOct 13, 2025 03:25 GMT / Oct 13, 2025 12:25 pm (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 38.6 / 142.367: Japan: E Off Miyagi PrefSource: NIEDDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-22270157',38.60000,142.36700,'7 minutes ago: Mag. 5.0, Japan: E Off Miyagi Pref',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 Ishinomaki, a city with more than 140,000 inhabitants in Japan, in 95 km (59 mi) distance west of the epicenter. People likely experienced 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, 401 km (249 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(*)RegionCountry77 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterOfunato(pop: 35,500)III: WeakOfunato-shi, IwateJapan77 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterRikuzen-Takata(pop: 18,300)III: WeakIwateJapan81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterMinamisanriku(pop: 12,200)III: WeakMotoyoshi Gun, MiyagiJapan82 km (51 mi)W of epicenterOnagawa Cho(pop: 6,430)III: WeakOshika Gun, MiyagiJapan87 km (54 mi)NW of epicenterKamaishi(pop: 43,100)III: WeakIwateJapan94 km (59 mi)NW of epicenterOtsuchi(pop: 11,600)III: WeakKamihei-gun, IwateJapan95 km (59 mi)W of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 138,500)III: WeakMiyagiJapan102 km (63 mi)W of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)III: WeakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan103 km (64 mi)N of epicenterYamada(pop: 15,200)III: WeakShimohei-gun, IwateJapan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)III: WeakMiyagiJapan106 km (66 mi)W of epicenterTome(pop: 77,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan107 km (67 mi)W of epicenterWakuya(pop: 15,800)III: WeakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan108 km (67 mi)NW of epicenterTono(pop: 26,100)III: WeakTono Shi, IwateJapan113 km (70 mi)W of epicenterIchinoseki(pop: 114,500)III: WeakIwateJapan115 km (71 mi)W of epicenterKogota(pop: 19,800)III: WeakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan116 km (72 mi)W of epicenterMatsushima(pop: 16,400)III: WeakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan120 km (74 mi)W of epicenterKurihara(pop: 66,600)III: WeakMiyagiJapan120 km (75 mi)W of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan121 km (75 mi)W of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan122 km (76 mi)N of epicenterMiyako(pop: 51,200)III: WeakIwateJapan122 km (76 mi)NW of epicenterMizusawa(pop: 61,300)III: WeakOshu Shi, IwateJapan123 km (76 mi)W of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)III: WeakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan125 km (77 mi)W of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)III: WeakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan127 km (79 mi)NW of epicenterKanegasaki(pop: 15,600)III: WeakIsawa-gun, IwateJapan131 km (81 mi)W of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)III: WeakMiyagiJapan132 km (82 mi)NW of epicenterKitakami(pop: 92,300)III: WeakIwateJapan136 km (84 mi)W of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)III: WeakMiyagiJapan139 km (86 mi)NW of epicenterHanamaki(pop: 94,700)III: WeakIwateJapan143 km (89 mi)SW of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 43,900)III: WeakMiyagiJapan146 km (91 mi)SW of epicenterWatari(pop: 33,500)III: WeakMiyagiJapan154 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterSoma(pop: 34,900)III: WeakSoma Shi, FukushimaJapan155 km (96 mi)SW of epicenterOkawara(pop: 23,600)III: WeakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan156 km (97 mi)SW of epicenterKakuda(pop: 33,200)III: WeakMiyagiJapan161 km (100 mi)NW of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan161 km (100 mi)NW of epicenterMorioka(pop: 290,700)III: WeakIwateJapan163 km (101 mi)SW of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)III: WeakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan170 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterShizukuishi(pop: 16,300)III: WeakIwate-gun, IwateJapan171 km (106 mi)NW of epicenterTakizawa(pop: 55,300)III: WeakIwateJapan180 km (112 mi)NW of epicenterHachimantai(pop: 25,100)III: WeakIwateJapan401 km (249 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 GMT2025-10-13EpicenterAgency5.063 km39 mi03:25:47E OFF MIYAGI PREFNIED (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 10 km2 (4 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 5 km (3 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Oct 13, 2025 12:25 pm (GMT +9)7 minutes ago5.063 km0 km - This quakeJapan: E Off Miyagi PrefMain 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 3,400 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.11 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 9.1 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 0.87 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 1.1 years)Mag. 5 or higher: 11 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 68 quakes per year (or 5.7 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 219 quakes per year (or 18.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 654 quakes per year (or 55 quakes per month)Mag. 1 or higher: 2,500 quakes per year (or 6.8 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 15 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 5 to 10 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake