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M5.1 Earthquake near Southeast of Ryukyu Islands

UTC time: 2025-11-28 22:40:44 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Southeast of Ryukyu Islands

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M5.1 Earthquake near Southeast of Ryukyu Islands · 2025-11-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Southeast of Ryukyu Islands · 2025-11-28 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.1 earthquake was recorded near Southeast of Ryukyu Islands on November 28, 2025 at 22:40 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
cdb5da57d0ae07a4f56d302392747728cd902956
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-11-28 22:40:44 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
29.01000, 131.17000
Temperature
19.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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
Amami178.0 kmSW41'390
Kanoya265.7 kmN101'096
Kagoshima290.5 kmN595'049

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Suwanosejima
    Distance: 157 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 796 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Japan
  • Nakanoshima
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 979 m ·Last eruption: 1914 ·Japan
  • Kuchinoshima
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 628 m ·Last eruption: 1190 ·Japan
  • Akusekijima
    Distance: 161 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 555 m ·Japan
  • Kuchinoerabujima
    Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 657 m ·Last eruption: 2020 ·Japan
  • Yokoatejima
    Distance: 213 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 495 m ·Last eruption: 1835 ·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#7
Earlier events M≥453
Earlier events M≥514
Compared since2025-01-02

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.82025-03-08 18:54:03 UTC97.5 km M5.72025-03-08 23:42:55 UTC91.0 km74 km ENE of Tatsugō, Japan M5.42025-02-03 19:14:56 UTC45.7 km132 km E of Tatsugō, Japan M5.22025-03-11 02:10:45 UTC86.9 km M5.22025-03-09 05:57:57 UTC103.1 km62 km ENE of Tatsugō, Japan

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