A magnitude 5.7 earthquake near Choshi, Chōshi Shi, Chiba, Japan, was reported just 10 minutes ago by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), one of the key international agencies monitoring seismic activity worldwide. The earthquake occurred at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter around noon on Monday, November 9th, 2026, at 1:52 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 data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports.A second report was later issued by the citizen-seismograph network RaspberryShake, which listed it as a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. A third agency, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), reported the same quake at magnitude 5.8.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, apart from objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc. Weak shaking might have been felt in Hasaki (pop. 39,200), located 99 km from the epicenter; Choshi (pop. 58,400), 99 km away; Kamisu (pop. 95,500), 104 km away; Hitachi (pop. 174,500), 109 km away; Katsuta (pop. 156,000), 112 km away; Hitachi-Naka (pop. 156,600), 112 km away; Mito (pop. 270,700), 119 km away; and Iwaki (pop. 357,300), 122 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 9, 2026 01:52 pm (GMT +9) local time (9 Nov 2026 04:52 GMT)Magnitude: unspecifiedHypocenter depth: unspecifiedEpicenter coordinates: 36.25°N / 141.83°E (Natori Shi, Miyagi, Japan)Primary data source: USGS