An earthquake of magnitude 5.8 occurred only 9 minutes ago 88 km northeast of Iwaki, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Iwaki, Iwaki-shi, Fukushima, Japan, after midnight on Sunday, October 5th, 2025, at 12:21 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. In Minami-Soma (pop. 59,000) located 77 km from the epicenter, Iwaki (pop. 357,300) 88 km away, and Soma (pop. 34,900) 89 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.Weak shaking might have been felt in Date (pop. 59,600) located 124 km from the epicenter, Fukushima (pop. 294,200) 124 km away, Fukushima (pop. 294,200) 124 km away, Koriyama (pop. 327,700) 125 km away, and Sukagawa (pop. 75,000) 125 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up if other significant news about the quake become available. If you’re in the area, please send us your experience through our reporting mechanism, either online or via our mobile app. This will help us provide more first-hand updates to anyone around the globe who wants to know more about this quake.Earthquake data: Date & time: Oct 5, 2025 12:21 am (GMT +9) local time (4 Oct 2025 15:21 GMT)Magnitude: 5.8Depth: 33.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 37.44°N / 141.47°E (Suginami-ku, Fukushima, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC