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M5.0 earthquake 89 km E of Mutsu, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 89 km E of Mutsu, Japan at Dec 9, 2025, 09:09 UTC, at a depth of 60 km. The epicentre was 89 km (56 mi) E of Mutsu.

Details

Magnitude5.0 mww
TimeDec 9, 2025, 09:09 UTC
Depth60.1 km
Coordinates41.313, 142.286
Felt reports0
Tsunami flagNone
SourceUSGS event page
Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
MagnitudeLocationDistanceDepthTime
4.237 km E of Hachinohe, Japan89 km / 55 midepth 60 km
4.342 km SW of Urakawa, Japan70 km / 44 midepth 71 km
4.220 km SW of Urakawa, Japan83 km / 51 midepth 71 km
4.437 km NNE of Kuji, Japan96 km / 59 midepth 68 km
4.236 km NE of Kuji, Japan98 km / 61 midepth 59 km
4.728 km N of Mutsu, Japan88 km / 54 midepth 126 km
4.130 km SW of Urakawa, Japan74 km / 46 midepth 83 km
4.9113 km ENE of Kuji, Japan82 km / 51 midepth 40 km
4.054 km ENE of Kuji, Japan99 km / 61 midepth 47 km
4.675 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan38 km / 23 midepth 62 km
4.333 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan80 km / 50 midepth 66 km
4.516 km SW of Urakawa, Japan87 km / 54 midepth 64 km
4.634 km SSW of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan81 km / 50 midepth 61 km
4.869 km NE of Kuji, Japan76 km / 47 midepth 59 km
6.032 km SSW of Honchō, Japan74 km / 46 midepth 41 km
4.881 km SW of Urakawa, Japan36 km / 22 midepth 69 km
4.290 km ENE of Hachinohe, Japan52 km / 32 midepth 44 km
4.352 km ENE of Kuji, Japan97 km / 60 midepth 65 km
4.364 km NE of Kuji, Japan80 km / 50 midepth 50 km
4.326 km WSW of Urakawa, Japan81 km / 50 midepth 72 km
5.563 km E of Mutsu, Japan26 km / 16 midepth 75 km
4.2110 km S of Honchō, Japan67 km / 41 midepth 45 km
4.146 km NNE of Mutsu, Japan78 km / 49 midepth 118 km
4.033 km E of Hachinohe, Japan95 km / 59 midepth 71 km
4.5100 km ENE of Misawa, Japan27 km / 17 midepth 56 km

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.