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Wednesday, Dec 31, 2025 14:46 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

An earthquake of magnitude 6.0 occurred only 18 minutes ago 96 km northeast of Miyako, Japan, the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 19.30 km beneath the epicenter near Miyako, Miyako Shi, Iwate, Japan, after midnight on Thursday, January 1st, 2026, at 12:26 am local time. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake which listed the quake at magnitude 5.8. Other agencies reporting the same quake include France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.6, and the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 5.8.
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 96 km from the epicenter, Hachinohe (pop. 239,000) 125 km away, and Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) 127 km away, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 27, 08:26 am (GMT +9)

3.6

13 km91 km (57 mi) to the SW Sea of Japan, 20 km north of Toyooka, Hyōgo, Japan  I FELT IT – 2 reportsInfoDec 27, 06:09 am (GMT +9)

4.2

357 km89 km (56 mi) to the S 14 km southwest of Obama, Fukui, Japan  I FELT IT InfoNov 29, 12:38 pm (GMT +9)

3.5

251 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE 49 km northwest of Gifu, Gifu, Japan

Info

Nov 4, 04:43 am (GMT +9)

3.7

245 km68 km (42 mi) to the E 15 km east of Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan

Info

Nov 1, 03:32 pm (GMT +9)

3.1

10 km73 km (46 mi) to the SW Sea of Japan, 17 km north of Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan

Info

Oct 21, 04:04 am (GMT +9)

5.1

360 km89 km (56 mi) to the S Fukui, 15 km east of Maizuru, Kyoto, Japan 1 reportInfoAug 25, 01:44 am (GMT +9)

4.3

10 km84 km (52 mi) to the SE Gifu, 26 km southeast of Echizen, Fukui, Japan 7 reportsInfoAug 2, 03:25 am (GMT +9)

4.2

266 km97 km (60 mi) to the E 44 km south of Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan InfoJul 11, 09:17 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

354 km97 km (60 mi) to the NW Sea of Japan, 133 km west of Kanazawa, Ishikawa-ken, Japan InfoJan 1, 2024 04:10 pm (GMT +9)

7.5

10 km204 km (127 mi) to the NE Ishikawa-ken, 85 km north of Takaoka, Toyama, Japan 191 reportsInfoJul 16, 2023 03:56 pm (GMT +9)

4.9

356 km36 km (23 mi) to the E Sea of Japan, 18 km west of Fukui-shi, Fukui, Japan InfoAug 24, 2021 07:20

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 31, 09:51 am (GMT +10)

4.8

33 km74 km (46 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan  I FELT IT – 1 reportInfoDec 31, 08:19 am (GMT +10)

4.8

34 km60 km (37 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 113 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan  I FELT IT InfoDec 21, 10:29 am (GMT +9)

5.4

55 km100 km (62 mi) to the NW North Pacific Ocean, 59 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan 2 reportsInfoDec 20, 07:40 am (GMT +10)

4.7

34 km58 km (36 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 121 km east of Miyako, Iwate, Japan InfoDec 20, 03:47 am (GMT +9)

4.0

17 km87 km (54 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 127 km east of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan InfoDec 12, 12:44 pm (GMT +10)

6.7

10.7 km90 km (56 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 115 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan 23 reportsInfoDec 9, 06:52 am (GMT +9)

6.6

19 km102 km (63 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, Hokkaido, 205 km east of Aomori, Aomori, Japan 8 reportsInfoDec 9, 04:56 am (GMT +10)

5.8

34 km101 km (63 mi) to the N North Pacific Ocean, 143 km northeast of Hachinohe, Aomori, Japan 2 reportsInfoNov 10, 04:23 pm (GMT +9)

6.0

11 km74 km (46 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 189 km east of Morioka, Iwate, Japan 2 reportsInfoNov 9, 05:54 pm (GMT +9)

6.4

10 km82 km (51 mi) to the SE 121 km E of Yamada, Japan 1 reportInfoNov 9, 05:03 pm (GMT +9)

6.8

10 km91 km (57 mi)

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