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M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-10-17 20:28:15 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
416.0 km
Source
GFZ

Southeast of Honshu, Japan

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M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.2 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan · 2025-10-17 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

A magnitude M5.2 earthquake was recorded near Southeast of Honshu, Japan on October 17, 2025 at 20:28 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 416 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
fd45837dc87fe4905b5dee5eab0736f6c3286f52
Magnitude
M5.2
Depth
416.0 km
UTC time
2025-10-17 20:28:15 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
29.84000, 139.06000
Temperature
26.8°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 416 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 416 km
Deep
416 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
Kushimoto509.1 kmNW16'243
Iwata552.2 kmN166'672
Hamamatsu554.6 kmN791'707

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Sofugan
    Distance: 124 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 99 m ·Japan
  • Izu-Torishima
    Distance: 139 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Japan
  • Sumisujima
    Distance: 202 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Suiyo Seamount
    Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -991 m ·Japan
  • Mokuyo Seamount
    Distance: 223 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -933 m ·Japan
  • Myojinsho
    Distance: 242 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·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#5
Earlier events M≥430
Earlier events M≥56
Compared since2025-01-07

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

Strongest earlier events

M5.32025-09-02 03:32:31 UTC138.6 kmIZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION M5.32025-07-09 12:32:01 UTC144.4 kmIZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION M5.32025-07-09 12:32:00 UTC133.1 kmIzu Islands, Japan region M5.32025-07-09 12:32:00 UTC143.2 kmSoutheast of Honshu, Japan M5.22025-09-02 03:32:31 UTC138.5 km

Stats (last 24h)

Global (24h)
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