M6.0 earthquake in Japan on November 10, 2025

Strong M6.0 quake: November 10, 2025, 07:23 UTC, epicenter 129 km east of Yamada. The rupture began 11 km below the surface. It was a shallow quake, and shallow quakes are usually felt most strongly at the surface.

6.0magnitude
11 kmdepth
07:23time UTC
greenUSGS alert

Key facts

5 people reported feeling it to USGS. The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact.

Nearest cities

  • Ōshū (Japan)202 km
  • Ichinoseki (Japan)212 km
  • Ishinomaki (Japan)226 km
  • Ōsaki (Japan)240 km
  • Hirosaki (Japan)278 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 138 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M7.4.

  • M7.4 · Apr 20, 07:52 UTC56 km
  • M6.9 · Jun 24, 22:30 UTC133 km
  • M6.7 · May 15, 11:22 UTC132 km
  • M6.5 · Mar 26, 14:18 UTC16 km
  • M6.0 · Jul 1, 12:08 UTC112 km
  • M6.0 · Apr 20, 07:56 UTC37 km
  • M6.0 · Dec 31, 14:26 UTC75 km
  • M5.8 · Jun 27, 20:21 UTC116 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 178 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M9.1 (March 11, 2011).

  • M9.1 · March 11, 2011169 km
  • M8.2 · September 25, 2003253 km
  • M7.8 · December 28, 1994107 km
  • M7.7 · June 12, 1978197 km
  • M7.7 · March 11, 2011195 km

See also

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Jan 29, 22:05 UTC.