Reventador Volcano Volcanic Ash Advisory: CONT VA EMS OBS to 17000 ft (5200 m)

Published: 15 December 2025
Categories: Global Volcano Activity

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Moderate yet deep 5.0 quake hits near Kesennuma, Kesennuma Shi, Miyagi, Japan

Published: 15 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025 02:55 | 1 hour ago | By: EarthquakeMonitor

Just 8 minutes ago, a 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Kesennuma, Kesennuma Shi, Miyagi, Japan. The tremor was recorded in the morning on Tuesday, December 16th, 2025, at 11:45 am local time, at an intermediate depth of 100.70 km below the surface.
The event was filed by Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), the first seismological agency to report it.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Kesennuma (pop. 61,100) located 19 km from the epicenter, Ofunato (pop. 35,500) 34 km away, Tome (pop. 77,900) 48 km away, Ishinomaki (pop. 140,200) 52 km away, Ichinoseki (pop. 114,500) 52 km away, Kurihara (pop. 66,600) 61 km away, Osaki (pop. 128,800) 66 km away, and Furukawa (pop. 76,300) 68 km away.
Other towns or cities near the epicenter where the quake might have been felt as very weak shaking include Sendai (pop. 1,096,700) located 91 km from the epicenter.
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Moderate mag. 4.6 earthquake – North Pacific Ocean, 36 km southeast of Kesennuma, Miyagi, Japan, on Tuesday, Dec 16, 2025, at 11:45 am (GMT +9)

Published: 15 December 2025
Categories: Global Earthquake Activity

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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Dec 9, 06:53 am (GMT +9)

4.8

17 km46 km (28 mi) to the SW 14 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 1 reportInfoDec 8, 11:15 pm (GMT +9)

7.6

45 km260 km (161 mi) to the N Aomori, 324 km north of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan  I FELT IT – 486 reportsInfoDec 3, 11:41 pm (GMT +9)

4.2

44 km42 km (26 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 53 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 1 reportInfoDec 1, 02:25 am (GMT +9)

4.6

54 km54 km (33 mi) to the S North Pacific Ocean, 55 km southeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 6 reportsInfoNov 18, 11:05 am (GMT +9)

4.5

50 km86 km (54 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 49 km east of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan InfoNov 18, 11:05 am (GMT +9)

4.3

27 km80 km (50 mi) to the NE North Pacific Ocean, 52 km east of Kamaishi, Iwate, Japan InfoAug 30, 01:29 am (GMT +9)

5.5

44 km43 km (27 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 114 km east of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan 38 reportsInfoAug 22, 07:34 am (GMT +9)

5.7

50 km19 km (12 mi) to the E North Pacific Ocean, 76 km northeast of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 9 reportsInfoJun 14, 07:47 pm (GMT +9)

5.0

55 km14 km (9 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 59 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 4 reportsInfoFeb 13, 06:04 am (GMT +9)

5.0

56 km38 km (24 mi) to the SE North Pacific Ocean, 72 km east of Ishinomaki, Miyagi, Japan 6 reportsInfoNov 26, 2024 01:31 pm (GMT +9)

5.3

44 km21 km (13 mi) to the E 52

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