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M5.9 Earthquake near Japan [Sea]

UTC time: 2025-10-24 16:40:09 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
32.4 km
Source
INGV

Japan [Sea]

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M5.9 Earthquake near Japan [Sea] · 2025-10-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.9 Earthquake near Japan [Sea] · 2025-10-24 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On October 24, 2025 at 16:40 UTC, a magnitude M5.9 earthquake occurred near Japan [Sea]. With a focal depth of about 32 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

The event was recorded by INGV.

Details

ID
49bab5669f5a7c63b4a9fb4f17dd6df1725b12b8
Magnitude
M5.9
Depth
32.4 km
UTC time
2025-10-24 16:40:09 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
ingv
Coordinates
42.88710, 145.68900
Temperature
7.4°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 32.4 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 32.4 km
Shallow
32.4 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

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

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Nemuro49.4 kmN31'223
Kushiro107.4 kmW167'875
Sapporo353.5 kmW1'973'832

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Tomariyama [Golovnin]
    Distance: 107 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 535 m ·Last eruption: 1848 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Mashu
    Distance: 119 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 857 m ·Last eruption: 1080 ·Japan
  • Raususan [Mendeleev]
    Distance: 121 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 882 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Kussharo
    Distance: 130 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 574 m ·Last eruption: 1320 ·Japan
  • Tenchozan
    Distance: 138 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 1'046 m ·Japan
  • Rausudake
    Distance: 140 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'660 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Nakashibetsu AirportJapan · SHB · RJCN
    96.9 kmStraight-line distance

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

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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

Events recorded after this earthquake within 150 km. They are not automatically classified as aftershocks.

First 6 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.8
M5.82025-10-24 16:40:10 UTC13.7 km35 km S of Nemuro, Japan M5.02025-11-06 14:29:46 UTC136.9 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Sapporo (Monde) M4.82025-11-06 14:29:47 UTC130.4 kmHokkaido, Japan Region M4.82025-11-06 14:29:47 UTC132.6 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M3.92025-11-13 01:38:30 UTC15.5 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M4.32025-11-23 16:16:01 UTC46.1 kmOFF COAST OF HOKKAIDO, JAPAN M4.22025-11-23 16:16:04 UTC25.5 km73 km SSE of Nemuro, Japan

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

Earthquake overview

Historical context nearby

Comparison with recorded earthquakes before this event within 150 km.

Magnitude rank#11
Earlier events M≥4102
Earlier events M≥527
Compared since2025-01-13

The QuakeMap24 comparison dataset begins on 2024-03-23. Earlier earthquakes may not be included.

Strongest earlier events

M6.22025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC66.4 km88 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan M6.22025-06-18 23:08:05 UTC65.5 km90 km SE of Nemuro, Japan M6.12025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC66.4 km88 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan M6.12025-06-21 21:23:17 UTC63.8 kmOFF COAST OF HOKKAIDO, JAPAN M6.12025-05-31 08:37:15 UTC115.5 km83 km SSE of Kushiro, Japan

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