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Significant earthquake of magnitude 6.1 just reported 124 km east of Miyako, Japan

Published: 10 November 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

RSS feed source: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program

Monday, Nov 10, 2025 07:40 | 8 hours ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Just 16 minutes ago, a 6.1-magnitude earthquake struck near Miyako, Miyako Shi, Iwate, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the afternoon on Monday, November 10th, 2025, at 5:23 pm local time, at a shallow depth of 20. km below the surface.
The event was filed by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), the first seismological agency to report it.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.3.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Miyako (pop. 51,200) located 124 km from the epicenter, and Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) 135 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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