M 7.6 in Japan on 08 Dec 2025 14:15 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 1514031
Earthquake Magnitude: 7.6M
Glide number: EQ-2025-000220-JPN
Depth: 44.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 41.0426 , 142.141
Event Date: 08 Dec 2025 14:15 UTC
08 Dec 2025 23:15 Local
Exposed Population: 210 thousand (in MMI>=VII)
Inserted at: 08 Dec 2025 15:48 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)
Maximum Wave Height observed: 0.19 m

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 Tsunami GDACS score
NEIC 0.3 0.6 0.6
us6000rtdt Scaled population (raster) 4.05 Max wave alert 0.64m  
  C1 shakemap -0.59 Max wave realtime 0.64m  
  C2 shakemap 0.53      
  Country Vulnerability 0      
  INFORM_normalised 0.57      
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Japan - Earthquake (ECHO 14 Dec 2025)Tue, 09 Dec 2025 10:43

  • A 7.6 M earthquake struck at a depth of 44 km off the eastern coast of Aomori Prefecture, northern Honshu Island, Japan, on 8 December at 14:15 UTC (23:15 local time). The epicentre was located 63 km east-northeast of Rokkasho city. 
  • At least nine aftershocks, ranging in magnitude from 4.4 M to 6.6 M, were recorded in the area.
  • Tsunami warnings were issued along the eastern coasts of Hokkaido and Aomori Prefecture immediately afterwards, but were all lifted by 21:20 on 8 December. The media indicate tsunami waves of up to 70 cm in some areas.
  • USGS PAGER estimates up to 192,000 people exposed to very strong shaking, while over 1 million to strong shaking.
  • The Fire and Disaster Management Agency (FDMA) reported that at least 25 people were injured across Hokkaido, Aomori, and Iwate Prefectures,  and 25 buildings were damaged. All evacuation orders have been lifted.

Detailed event map. European Union, 2026. Map produced by EC-JRC.
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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 (90), NEIC (6), OCHA (1), WMO (2), USGS (5), (3), INFORM (4),