An earthquake of magnitude 5.3 occurred only 9 minutes ago 111 km north of Naze, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.The quake hit at a shallow depth of 28. km beneath the epicenter near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, early morning on Saturday, July 5th, 2025, at 6:29 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.A second report was later issued by France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), which listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 5.4, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.4.Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter. Weak shaking might have been felt in Tatsugo (pop. 6,000) located 101 km from the epicenter, and Naze (pop. 41,400) 111 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: Jul 5, 2025 06:29 am (GMT +9) local time (4 Jul 2025 21:29 GMT)Magnitude: 5.3Depth: 28.00 kmEpicenter latitude / longitude: 29.36°N / 129.58°E (Kagoshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan)Primary data source: EMSC