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M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-12-12 19:03:12 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
382.0 km
Source
GFZ

Southeast of Honshu, Japan

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M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-12-12 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Southeast of Honshu, Japan on December 12, 2025 at 19:03 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 382 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
9cee09693d3b77e91fc7111e42a04b096725515f
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
382.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-12 19:03:12 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
32.32000, 137.74000
Temperature
13.3°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 382 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 382 km
Deep
382 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
Kushimoto223.2 kmNW16'243
Ise259.2 kmN123'533
Hamamatsu264.6 kmN791'707

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Aogashima
    Distance: 190 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·Japan
  • Kita-Bayonnaise
    Distance: 200 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Hachijojima
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 854 m ·Last eruption: 1606 ·Japan
  • Myojinsho
    Distance: 211 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Kurose Hole
    Distance: 217 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -114 m ·Japan
  • Sumisujima
    Distance: 239 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan

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 eventM5.2
M5.12025-12-12 19:03:13 UTC16.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Ōsaka (Monde) M5.02025-12-23 09:44:20 UTC89.2 kmNear South Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.22025-12-23 09:44:21 UTC87.7 kmNEAR S. COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M5.22025-12-23 09:44:21 UTC88.0 kmNear South Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.12025-12-23 09:44:21 UTC93.4 kmEvent of magnitude 5.1, near of Ōsaka (Monde) M4.32026-01-03 14:12:43 UTC124.1 kmIZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION M4.72026-01-09 20:13:32 UTC125.8 kmSoutheast of Honshu, Japan M5.22026-01-09 20:13:34 UTC90.5 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Yokohama (Monde)

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#4
Earlier events M≥419
Earlier events M≥55
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.62025-01-07 08:31:30 UTC101.4 kmIzu Islands, Japan region M5.42025-01-07 08:31:32 UTC101.3 kmIzu Islands, Japan region M5.32025-06-12 03:49:12 UTC149.0 km M5.12025-06-12 03:49:21 UTC139.1 kmSoutheast of Honshu, Japan M5.02025-12-12 19:03:11 UTC21.6 kmSoutheast of Honshu, Japan

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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