M6.5 earthquake in Japan region on October 25, 2026

A magnitude 6.5 earthquake struck on October 25, 2026 at 02:09 UTC. According to USGS the epicenter was 790 km south of Kakegawa, at a depth of 492 km. This was a deep earthquake: with the focus hundreds of kilometers down, shaking spreads widely but is weaker at the surface.

6.5magnitude
492 kmdepth
02:09time UTC
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Key facts

The USGS PAGER system issued a green alert, expecting little impact. USGS flagged the event as an oceanic-region earthquake. Regional tsunami warning centers publish any tsunami information.

Nearest cities

  • Kakegawa (Japan)790 km
  • Ise (Japan)794 km
  • Fujieda (Japan)797 km
  • Matsusaka (Japan)809 km
  • Nishio (Japan)823 km

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Aftershocks

Since then USGS has recorded 1 quakes of magnitude 4.5 or more within 150 km, the strongest M4.8.

  • M4.8 · Oct 25, 02:36 UTC17 km

Regional history

Since 1976 there have been 48 earthquakes of magnitude 6 or more within 300 km. The strongest was M7.8 (May 30, 2015).

  • M7.8 · May 30, 201586 km
  • M7.4 · August 6, 2000118 km
  • M7.4 · March 6, 1984189 km
  • M7.1 · August 20, 1998130 km
  • M7.1 · July 4, 1982261 km

See also

Live earthquake mapAll earthquakes todayWeather in KakegawaEvent details at USGS

Source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (public domain). Seismologists may still revise the data. Data from Oct 25, 06:48 UTC.