M 5.4 in Japan on 25 Nov 2025 09:01 UTC

Event summary

This earthquake can have a low humanitarian impact based on the magnitude and the affected population and their vulnerability.

GDACS ID EQ 1511861
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.4M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 33.0542 , 131.1067
Event Date: 25 Nov 2025 09:01 UTC
25 Nov 2025 18:01 Local
Exposed Population: Few people affected (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 25 Nov 2025 09:20 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.5 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000rdmh Scaled population (raster) 1.45  
  C1 shakemap -0.59  
  C2 shakemap 0.53  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0.57  
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 01 Dec 2025)Wed, 26 Nov 2025 11:44

  • A 5.4 M earthquake struck northern-central Kyushu Island, Japan, on 25 November at 09:01 UTC (18:01 local time). The epicentre was located 13 km north of Aso City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
  • USGS PAGER estimates that up to 26,000 people were exposed to strong shaking, while 39,000 people were exposed to moderate shaking.
  • The Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) has reported no immediate casualties or damage.
Detailed event map. European Union, 2025. Map produced by EC-JRC.
The boundaries and the names shown on this map do not imply official endorsement or acceptance by the European Union.

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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

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For this events, GDACS has links to information from the following sources: EC-JRC (48), (3), NEIC (4), OCHA (1), INGV (1), WMO (1), USGS (5), INFORM (2),