M 6 in Japan on 31 Dec 2025 14:26 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 1517494
Earthquake Magnitude: 6.0M
Depth: 19.3 Km
Lat/Lon: 40.1119 , 142.8885
Event Date: 31 Dec 2025 14:26 UTC
01 Jan 2026 00:26 Local
Exposed Population: 390 thousand in MMI IV
Inserted at: 31 Dec 2025 14:45 UTC
INFORM Coping capacity:
1.1 (Japan)

GDACS Score

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  Earthquake
(Shakemap)		 GDACS score
NEIC 0 0
us7000rlq3 Scaled population (raster) 0  
  C1 shakemap 0  
  C2 shakemap 0  
  Country Vulnerability 0  
  INFORM_normalised 0  
Maximum expected impact using different data sources.
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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.

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Latest media headlines

Earthquake in Japan: Magnitude 6 quake jolts East of Noda; no immediat.. 12/31/2025 4:37:00 PM.

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Magnitude 6 earthquake strikes off coast of Japan s Noda region 12/31/2025 4:18:00 PM.

A magnitude 6 earthquake struck off the coast of Japan’s eastern Noda region on Wednesday, the United States Geological Survey said. The quake was at a depth of 19.3 km (11.99 miles), the USGS said. Source: Reuters. --Agencies.
Magnitude 6 earthquake hits Japan’s Noda region 12/31/2025 4:14:00 PM.

A magnitude 6.0 earthquake hit offshore near Japan’s eastern Noda region on Wednesday, according to the United States Geological Survey. The tremor occurred at a depth of about 19.3 km (nearly 12 miles), the agency reported. Earlier, on Nov
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Magnitude 6.0 Earthquake Jolts Japan On New Year’s Eve; Authorities As.. 12/31/2025 4:07:00 PM.

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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),