M 5.7 in Japan on 09 Nov 2025 09:28 UTC

Hazard models

Rapid Impact
Shakemap
Tsunami

Event summary

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

Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 10 Km
Lat/Lon: 39.6288 , 143.5049
Event Date: 09 Nov 2025 09:28 UTC
09 Nov 2025 19:28 Local
Exposed Population: 1000 thousand in MMI III
Source: NEIC us6000rmex
Inserted at: 09 Nov 2025 09:46 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity of the alert score: 1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000rmex Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
  Score no CC 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.

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Episode Timeline

IDLevelScoreDateMag, DepthMMI*Population**Tsunami risk***Delay (hh:mm)Source
1670972 0 09 Nov 2025 09:28 5.7M, 10km 3.4 N/A (in MMI>=VII) 00:18 NEIC
The episode that generated the alert; the next major evaluations beyond 12 hours will not trigger additional alerts.
The episode that has the last updated information.
* The max MMI detected for sources having shakemaps;
** The population detected in MMI>=7 for episode with shakemap or in a 100km radius;
*** The tsunami max height.

Exposed population

The earthquake happened in Japan ,of Tohoku (population 9,984,608) . The alertlevel for this event is GREEN

Intensity Population
no people


Shakemaps Timeline

LevelShake id #ScoreepisodeidLat/LonMagnitudeDepthMax MMIDate shake (UTC)Delay (hh:mm) 
1 0 1670972 143.505/39.629 5.7 10 3.399 09 Nov 2025 09:51 00:22 (new episode)
2 0 1670972 143.505/39.629 5.7 10 3.399 09 Nov 2025 09:53 00:25 (upd of #1)
3 0 1670972 143.505/39.629 5.7 10 3.411 09 Nov 2025 09:57 00:29 (upd of #2)
4 0 1670972 143.505/39.629 5.7 10 3.399 09 Nov 2025 11:51 02:23 (upd of #3)
5 0 1670972 143.505/39.629 5.7 10 3.399 10 Nov 2025 14:01 1d 04:33 (upd of #4)

Affected Provinces

Intensity Region Province Country Population
Tohoku Japan 170000 people
Tohoku Japan <1000 people

Affected populated places. Areas of interest

Intensity Name Region Province Country City class Population Distance
Taro Iwate Japan Village - 132 km
Miyako Iwate Japan City 51000 people 132 km
Funakoshi Iwate Japan Village - 133 km
Omoto Iwate Japan Village - 133 km
Tsugaruishi Iwate Japan Village - 134 km
Yamada Iwate Japan Village 20000 people 135 km
Neichi Iwate Japan Village - 138 km
Noda Iwate Japan Village - 153 km
Kudschi Iwate Japan Village - 160 km
Kutsukake Iwate Japan Village - 166 km
Ofunato Iwate Japan Village 37000 people 166 km
Nagaimura Iwate Japan Village - 171 km
Tono Iwate Japan Village 27000 people 173 km
Kuriyama Iwate Japan Village - 175 km
Otomomachi Iwate Japan Village - 184 km
Ide Iwate Japan Village - 196 km
Hachinohe Aomori Japan City 240000 people 196 km
Surisawa Iwate Japan Village - 197 km
Ichikawa Aomori Japan Village - 205 km
Oenokawara Miyagi Japan Village - 210 km
Nagatsura Miyagi Japan Village - 218 km
Kodanosawa Aomori Japan Village - 252 km

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Critical infrastructure

Airports, ports, nuclear plants and hydrodams at risk, if affected, are listed below.

Ports

Intensity Name LOCODE Country Distance
Miyako JPMYK Japan 131 km
Ofunato JPOFT Japan 166 km

Nuclear Facilities

Site Name Type Name Country Distance
Site-Onagawa Nuclear Power Reactor Onagawa-2 Japan 221 km
Site-Onagawa Nuclear Power Reactor Onagawa-3 Japan 221 km
Site-Onagawa Nuclear Power Plant Onagawa-1 Japan 221 km
Site-Higashi Dori Nuclear Power Reactor Higashi Dori-1 Japan 249 km

More information

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