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M5.2 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-08-13 19:13:34 UTC Local time: —
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Automatically generated from measurement data by QuakeMap24. Values may change after further analysis.

Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

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M5.2 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-08-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-08-13 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On August 13, 2025 at 19:13 UTC, a magnitude M5.2 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Events of this size can cause damage near the epicenter.

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

Details

ID
ef8302ebb57ae5d3379353e1449f6a566ee03f26
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-08-13 19:13:34 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
36.41000, 141.34000
Temperature
25.7°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
Hitachi65.2 kmW174'508
Suginami City97.4 kmW588'354

GeoNames · CC BY 4.0

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nasudake
    Distance: 146 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan
  • Takaharayama
    Distance: 150 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: -4570 ·Japan
  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 167 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Nantaisan
    Distance: 170 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'486 m ·Last eruption: -9540 ·Japan
  • Omanago Group
    Distance: 172 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'341 m ·Last eruption: -3050 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 174 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan

Radius · 100 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Ibaraki AirportJapan · IBR · RJAH
    86.8 kmStraight-line distance

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

Nuclear power plants

  • Japan Power Demonstration Reactor nuclear power plantJapanPermanently shut downReactor units at site: 1Approximate location
    65.9 kmStraight-line distance
  • Tokai nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 2
    66.0 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 hours1
First 24 hours1
First 72 hours1
Strongest subsequent eventM5.2
M4.92025-08-13 19:13:39 UTC31.1 km36 km ESE of Hitachi, Japan M3.72025-08-23 08:33:30 UTC127.3 kmEASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN M3.12025-08-25 03:58:30 UTC140.0 kmEASTERN HONSHU, JAPAN M3.12025-08-28 01:07:30 UTC101.7 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M4.52025-08-28 19:54:30 UTC44.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M4.72025-08-28 19:54:32 UTC36.8 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.12025-08-28 19:54:35 UTC91.0 kmiwaki shi M3.42025-08-28 23:10:30 UTC92.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M5.02025-08-29 16:50:54 UTC112.5 kmOff East Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.02025-08-29 16:51:01 UTC99.3 km61 km E of Tomioka, Japan M5.22025-08-29 16:51:03 UTC107.0 kmEvent of magnitude 5.2, near of Sendai (Monde) M3.92025-08-29 16:53:30 UTC101.6 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, 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#1
Earlier events M≥446
Earlier events M≥54
Compared since2025-01-05

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.22025-07-15 14:47:11 UTC67.3 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.22025-07-15 14:47:11 UTC69.3 kmNEAR EAST COAST OF HONSHU, JAPAN M5.12025-07-04 18:14:32 UTC89.2 kmOff East Coast of Honshu, Japan M5.12025-01-06 16:44:39 UTC94.0 km113 km E of Hasaki, Japan M5.02025-02-21 13:01:46 UTC125.9 kmNear East Coast of Honshu, Japan

Stats (last 24h)

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