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Wednesday, Dec 10, 2025 15:07 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor
The European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) reported a magnitude 6.5 quake in Japan near Hachinohe, Hachinohe Shi, Aomori, only 14 minutes ago. The earthquake hit after midnight on Thursday, December 11th, 2025, at 12:52 am local time at a moderately shallow depth of 33. km. 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.
A second report was later issued by Italy’s National Institute of Geophysics and Volcanology (INGV), which listed it as a magnitude 5.8 earthquake. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 6.0, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 6.0, and France’s Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS) at magnitude 5.9.
Generally quakes of this magnitude are recorded by more than one agency and the results can vary, with subsequent reports that come in after the first one often showing more accuracy.
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 Hitokawame (pop. 24,300) located 106 km from
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