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M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde)

UTC time: 2025-12-17 09:50:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
Source
RESIF

Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde)

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M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde) · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.1 Earthquake near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde) · 2025-12-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On December 17, 2025 at 09:50 UTC, a magnitude M5.1 earthquake occurred near Event of magnitude 5.1, near of Sapporo (Monde). With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
d1285125c80b39635f4a2e26d6974bd2a9a1eb89
Magnitude
M5.1
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-12-17 09:50:15 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
resif
Coordinates
41.27354, 142.26851
Temperature
2.6°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
Mutsu87.9 kmW56'244
Hachinohe107.6 kmSW239'046
Sapporo213.3 kmN1'973'832

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Osorezan
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1787 ·Japan
  • Esan
    Distance: 109 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 617 m ·Last eruption: 1874 ·Japan
  • Hakkodasan
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'584 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Japan
  • Towada
    Distance: 144 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'011 m ·Last eruption: 915 ·Japan
  • Hokkaido-Komagatake
    Distance: 159 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'131 m ·Last eruption: 2000 ·Japan
  • Kuttara
    Distance: 164 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 549 m ·Last eruption: 1820 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseJapan · MSJ · RJSM
    98.7 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

Nuclear power plants

  • Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    74.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Higashidori (Tepco) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    76.1 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

Subsequent earthquakes nearby

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

First 6 hours3
First 24 hours4
First 72 hours4
Strongest subsequent eventM6.0
M5.02025-12-17 09:50:17 UTC11.1 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M5.02025-12-17 09:50:18 UTC12.5 km99 km SSW of Urakawa, Japan M5.02025-12-17 09:50:19 UTC16.8 kmHokkaido, Japan Region M5.02025-12-18 00:50:46 UTC129.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.0, near of Sendai (Monde) M5.42025-12-21 01:29:03 UTC57.0 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M5.62025-12-21 01:29:03 UTC55.6 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.52025-12-21 01:29:04 UTC48.6 kmEvent of magnitude 5.5, near of Sapporo (Monde) M4.32025-12-21 19:32:38 UTC71.0 km109 km S of Honchō, Japan M3.72025-12-22 20:03:30 UTC129.2 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M5.72025-12-25 16:17:36 UTC88.1 kmHokkaido, Japan Region M5.62025-12-25 16:17:37 UTC26.1 kmEvent of magnitude 5.6, near of Sapporo (Monde) M5.62025-12-25 16:17:41 UTC16.6 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION

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#86
Earlier events M≥4192
Earlier events M≥599
Compared since2025-01-08

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

Strongest earlier events

M7.72025-12-08 14:15:13 UTC31.6 km M7.62025-12-08 14:15:12 UTC28.4 kmHOKKAIDO, JAPAN REGION M7.62025-12-08 14:15:10 UTC27.8 km74 km ENE of Misawa, Japan M7.62025-12-08 14:15:09 UTC30.5 km84 km ENE of Misawa, Japan M7.52025-12-08 14:15:10 UTC30.4 kmHokkaido, Japan Region

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