On Sunday Evening a Shallow M5.2 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 263km from Sendai (Japan).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 9th, 2025. Last updated December 5th, 2025.

In the North Pacific Ocean 263 kilometer from Sendai, Japan, a shallow and significant MAG-5.2 aftershock occurred in the evening of Sunday November 9th, 2025.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, 171 kilometers (106 mi) off the coast of Japan, 263 kilometer east-northeast of Sendai in Miyagi. The center of this earthquake had a very shallow depth of 10 km. Shallow earthquakes usually have a larger impact than earthquakes deep in the earth.

Date and Time:	Nov 9, 2025 20:11 (Tokyo Time) - Nov 9, 2025 11:11 Universal Time.
Location:	263 km ENE of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Coordinates 39°18'15"N 143°35'15"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.2 Detected by 172 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.044 .
Depth:	10 km (6 mi) A very shallow depth.
Tsunami Risk:	Low tsunami risk Earthquakes under MAG-6.5 do not usually cause tsunami's. Always stay cautious - More info here.

Nearby towns and cities

This earthquake may have been felt in Japan . Yamada in Iwate, Japan is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 142 kilometer (88 mi) east of Yamada.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. Sendai is located 263 km to the west-southwest. Morioka is located 214 km to the west. Hachinohe is located 222 km to the northwest.

A complete list of nearby places is included below.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 3 hrs before this earthquake hit, a larger 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck 27 km (17 mi) northwest of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.2 earthquake as an aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

The risk of aftershocks decreases rapidly over time. Usually, aftershocks are at least one order of magnitude lower than a main shock.

It's always adviced to be cautious of the risk of a larger shock following any significant earthquake, however this risk is fairly small. There is a roughly 94 percent change that no larger main shock will follow in the days following this earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 95 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.2 or higher have been registered within 300km (186 mi) of this epicenter in the past 10 years. This comes down to an average of once every month.

Low tsunami risk

Based on early data it appears this earthquake was not strong enough (lower than MAG-6.5) to be likely to cause destructive tsunami's. However this earthquake appeared to have hit at a shallow depth under sea, so stay cautious and monitor advice from local authorities.

Tsunami Risk Factors

Sources

Last updated 05/12/25 00:58 (). This article is automatically generated based on available data. We keep checking multiple sources for additional information. This article gets updated as new details on this earthquake become available.

1. US Geographic Society (USGS): Earthquake us6000rmfd
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20251109_0000199
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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