M 5.7 in Japan on 10 Dec 2025 14:52 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 1514410
Earthquake Magnitude: 5.7M
Depth: 36.1 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.8471 , 142.7117
Event Date: 10 Dec 2025 14:52 UTC
11 Dec 2025 00:52 Local
Exposed Population: 120 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 10 Dec 2025 15:32 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us6000rtw5 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
Virtual OSOCC
Meteo assessment
Satellite products
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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.

Updates on volcanic activity (Smithsonian)

Latest media headlines

Almost 200,000 could die in major tsunami after ‘maximum-class’ quake,.. 12/11/2025 2:20:00 AM.

TOKYO: Japanese government estimates warn that up to 199,000 people could die from a major tsunami following an earthquake along the Japan and Chishima trenches. According to the government’s Central Disaster Management Council, maximum-cla
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Most schools reopen after quake 12/10/2025 11:38:00 PM.

Most of the schools in northeastern and northern Japan have reopened following closures in the wake of a 7.5-magnitude earthquake that struck the region, while an alert for another major temblor remains in place, Kyodo News reported. Studen
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Japan On Alert for ‘Megaquake’ After Magnitude 7.6 Shakes the Nation 12/10/2025 10:23:00 PM.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, on Monday. As residents assess the damage, officials warn that another major quake could be close behind. On Tuesday, the Jap
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Japan On Alert for ‘Megaquake’ After Magnitude 7.6 Shakes the Nation 12/10/2025 10:21:00 PM.

A magnitude 7.6 earthquake struck the eastern coast of Aomori, the northernmost prefecture of Japan’s main island, on Monday. As residents assess the damage, officials warn that another major quake could be close behind. On Tuesday, the Jap
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Estimated casualties (PAGER)

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Exposed population

Data, images, links, services and documents

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),