An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred just 12 minutes ago, 51 km east of Makubetsu, Japan, according to Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).The quake struck at a great depth of 301.90 km beneath the epicenter near Makubetsu, Wakkanai Shi, Hokkaido, Japan, in the early afternoon on Wednesday, November 11th, 2026, at 2:51 pm local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.Towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Karibetsu (pop. 2,600), located 34 km from the epicenter; Hamatonbetsu (pop. 3,800), 34 km away; Makubetsu (pop. 26,600), 51 km away; Esashi (pop. 8,600), 56 km away; Wakkanai (pop. 33,900), 62 km away; Toyotomi (pop. 4,100), 66 km away; and Nayoro (pop. 27,300), 121 km away.VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update the magnitude and depth if they change and follow up if other significant news about the quake becomes 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: Nov 11, 2026 04:51 pm (GMT +11) local time (11 Nov 2026 05:51 GMT)Magnitude: 5.0Hypocenter depth: 301.90 kmEpicenter coordinates: 45.44°N / 142.47°E (Soya Gun, Hokkaido, Japan)Primary data source: NIED