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M5.1 Earthquake near Western Honshu, Japan (Japan)

UTC time: 2025-10-20 19:04:06 UTC Local time: —
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M5.1 Earthquake near Western Honshu, Japan (Japan) · 2025-10-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Western Honshu, Japan (Japan) · 2025-10-20 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Western Honshu, Japan (Japan) on October 20, 2025 at 19:04 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 360 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by GFZ. Japan: 2 earthquakes were recorded in the past 24 hours, the strongest reaching M3.6.

Details

ID
41ca3a8308aa84935eb9cda2be47e781065fc03c
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
360.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-20 19:04:06 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Japan
City
ling bu shi
Source
gfz
Coordinates
35.43000, 135.46000
Temperature
15.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 360 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 360 km
Deep
360 km
360 km — deeper than the regional average (33.7 km)
Regional average: 33.7 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Maizuru11.7 kmW92'465
Kyoto52.7 kmSE1'463'723

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Hakusan
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'702 m ·Last eruption: 1659 ·Japan
  • Ontakesan
    Distance: 190 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 3'067 m ·Last eruption: 2014 ·Japan
  • Norikuradake
    Distance: 203 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 3'026 m ·Last eruption: -50 ·Japan
  • Akandanayama
    Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'109 m ·Japan
  • Yakedake
    Distance: 211 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'455 m ·Last eruption: 1995 ·Japan
  • Midagahara
    Distance: 230 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'621 m ·Last eruption: 1839 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Konotori Tajima AirportJapan · TJH · RJBT
    61.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Osaka Itami International AirportJapan · ITM · RJOO
    72.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Kobe AirportJapan · UKB · RJBE
    91.2 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

Nuclear power plants

  • Takahama nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 4
    11.0 kmStraight-line distance
  • Ohi nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 4
    21.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Mihama nuclear power plantJapanOperating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    54.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

Japan

Context for this earthquake

05 Oct 2025 – 05 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 968 Catalogue entries

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