(Unconfirmed) Moderate magnitude 4.3 earthquake at 80 km depth5 Nov 18:12 UTC: First to report: RaspberryShake after 7 minutes.I didn't feel itI felt this quakeEarthquake detailsDate & timeNov 5, 2026 18:05:00 UTC - Local time at epicenterFriday, Nov 6, 2026, at 03:05 am (GMT +9)Statusunconfirmed (automatic detection)Magnitude4.30Depth80 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude37.8°N / 141.5°EFukushima, JapanSeismic antipode37.8°S / 38.5°WShaking intensityIII Weak shaking near epicenterFelt0 reportsPrimary data sourceRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)Nearest volcanoZao (101 km / 63 mi)Estimated seismic energy released1.8 x 1011 joules (49.4 megawatt hours, equivalent to 42.5 tons of TNT) | equivalent to ONE quake of magnitude 4.3 | about seismic energy11 minutes agoNov 5, 2026 18:05 GMT / Nov 6, 2026 03:05 am (GMT +9)Lat / Lng: 37.8 / 141.5: Near East Coast of Honshu, JapanSource: RaspberryShakeDetail info | You felt it? - Report it!';storedMarkers.push(['quake-23609682',37.80000,141.50000,'11 minutes ago: Mag. 4.3, Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan',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 Sendai, a city of 1.1 million people in Japan, in 76 km (47 mi) distance northwest of the epicenter. People likely experienced very weak shaking there. Many smaller towns and villages are located closer to the epicenter and might have experienced stronger shaking. In the capital of Japan, Tokyo, 285 km (177 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(*)RegionCountry50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterMinami-Soma(pop: 59,000)II: Very weakMinamisoma Shi, FukushimaJapan50 km (31 mi)W of epicenterSoma(pop: 34,900)II: Very weakSoma Shi, FukushimaJapan56 km (35 mi)SW of epicenterNamie(pop: 21,900)II: Very weakFutaba-gun, FukushimaJapan63 km (39 mi)NW of epicenterWatari(pop: 33,500)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan66 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterIwanuma(pop: 44,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan66 km (41 mi)NW of epicenterShobudahama(pop: 18,100)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan67 km (42 mi)W of epicenterKakuda(pop: 33,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan68 km (42 mi)NW of epicenterNatori-shi(pop: 78,700)II: Very weakNatori Shi, MiyagiJapan71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterShiogama(pop: 52,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan71 km (44 mi)NW of epicenterTagajo-shi(pop: 62,800)II: Very weakTagajo Shi, MiyagiJapan71 km (44 mi)N of epicenterIshinomaki(pop: 140,200)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan73 km (45 mi)NW of epicenterOkawara(pop: 23,600)II: Very weakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan73 km (46 mi)N of epicenterHigashimatsushima(pop: 39,100)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan74 km (46 mi)N of epicenterYamoto(pop: 32,000)II: Very weakHigashimatsushima Shi, MiyagiJapan75 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterMatsushima(pop: 16,400)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan75 km (46 mi)NW of epicenterRifu(pop: 36,000)II: Very weakMiyagi Gun, MiyagiJapan76 km (47 mi)NW of epicenterSendai(pop: 1,096,700)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan77 km (48 mi)NW of epicenterMurata(pop: 38,300)II: Very weakShibata-gun, MiyagiJapan77 km (48 mi)W of epicenterYamakiya(pop: 12,200)II: Very weakDate-gun, FukushimaJapan79 km (49 mi)W of epicenterYanagawamachi-saiwaicho(pop: 20,800)II: Very weakDate-shi, FukushimaJapan81 km (50 mi)W of epicenterShiroishi(pop: 33,300)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan84 km (52 mi)W of epicenterHobaramachi(pop: 24,500)II: Very weakDate-shi, FukushimaJapan85 km (53 mi)NW of epicenterTomiya(pop: 52,400)II: Very weakMiyagiJapan88 km (55 mi)W of epicenterDate(pop: 59,600)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan89 km (55 mi)N of epicenterWakuya(pop: 15,800)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan89 km (55 mi)SW of epicenterTamura(pop: 35,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterYoshioka(pop: 28,800)II: Very weakKurokawa-gun, MiyagiJapan90 km (56 mi)NW of epicenterKogota-ekimae(pop: 24,000)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan90 km (56 mi)SW of epicenterFunehikimachi-funehiki(pop: 23,500)II: Very weakTamura-shi, FukushimaJapan91 km (57 mi)W of epicenterFukushima(pop: 294,200)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan92 km (57 mi)NW of epicenterKogota(pop: 19,800)II: Very weakToda Gun, MiyagiJapan97 km (60 mi)W of epicenterNihommatsu(pop: 53,600)II: Very weakNihonmatsu Shi, FukushimaJapan98 km (61 mi)NW of epicenterFurukawa(pop: 76,300)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan98 km (61 mi)SW of epicenterMiharu(pop: 17,500)II: Very weakTamura-gun, FukushimaJapan99 km (62 mi)NW of epicenterOsaki(pop: 128,800)II: Very weakOsaki Shi, MiyagiJapan100 km (62 mi)SW of epicenterIwaki(pop: 357,300)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan108 km (67 mi)SW of epicenterKoriyama(pop: 327,700)II: Very weakKoriyama Shi, FukushimaJapan114 km (71 mi)SW of epicenterSukagawa(pop: 75,000)II: Very weakFukushimaJapan285 km (177 mi)SW of epicenterTokyo(pop: 9,733,300)I: Not feltTokyoJapanNotes:(*) 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!Get the Android appCompare 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 GMT2026-11-5EpicenterAgency4.380 km50 mi18:05:00Near East Coast of Honshu, JapanRaspberryShake (RaspberryShake)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 2 km2 (1 square miles) as a first-order estimate. The length of the rupture zone thus was probably around 2 km (2 mi).[More info]Recorded aftershocks, latest first (0 quake)Nov 6, 2026 03:05 am (GMT +9)11 minutes ago4.380 km0 km - This quakeNear East Coast of Honshu, JapanMain Shock (this quake)MoreMap of aftershocksEarthquake statisticsAverage number of earthquakesBased on data from the past 26 years and our earthquake archive back to 1900, there are about 7,600 quakes on average per year in the area near the epicenter of this quake (within 100 km/61 mi):Mag. 7 or higher: 0.09 quakes per year (or 1 quake every 11.5 years)Mag. 6 or higher: 1.36 quakes per yearMag. 5 or higher: 13 quakes per yearMag. 4 or higher: 95 quakes per year (or 7.9 quakes per month)Mag. 3 or higher: 436 quakes per year (or 36.3 quakes per month)Mag. 2 or higher: 1,600 quakes per year (or 4.3 quakes per day)Mag. 1 or higher: 6,200 quakes per year (or 17 quakes per day)The area where this quake occurred has a very high level of seismic activity. It has had at least 12 quakes above magnitude 7 since 1900, which suggests that larger earthquakes of this size occur infrequently, probably on average approximately every 10 to 15 years.Number of quakes per yearPrevious quakes in the same area of this earthquake