On Monday Afternoon a Shallow M5.1 AFTERSHOCK struck in the North Pacific Ocean 278km from Sendai (Japan).

Written by Earthquakelist.org on November 10th, 2025. Last updated December 4th, 2025.

In the late afternoon of Monday November 10th, 2025, a shallow and significant M5.1 aftershock hit in the North Pacific Ocean 278 kilometer from Sendai, Japan.

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Earthquake Summary

This earthquake hit under water in the North Pacific Ocean, 170 kilometers (105 mi) off the coast of Japan, 278 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 10, 2025 16:22 (Tokyo Time) - Nov 10, 2025 07:22 Universal Time.
Location:	278 km ENE of Sendai, Miyagi, Japan. Coordinates 39°34'48"N 143°35'43"E.
Map:	Map of area around epicenter. Click to open in Google Maps.
Magnitude:	MAG 5.1 Detected by 183 stations. Maximum Error Range ±0.042 .
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 . Miyako in Iwate, Japan is the nearest significant place from the epicenter. The earthquake occurred 142 kilometer (88 mi) east of Miyako.

Multiple major population centers exist within 300km of the earthquake that struck today. Sendai is located 278 km to the west-southwest. Morioka is located 210 km to the west. Hachinohe is located 206 km to the west-northwest.

The table below provides an overview of all places in proximity of today's earthquake.

Overview of nearby places

This is likely an aftershock

Approximately 23 hrs before this earthquake hit, a larger 6.8 magnitude earthquake struck 26 km (16 mi) southwest of this one. For that reason, we classify the Mag. 5.1 earthquake as an aftershock.

Overview of foreshocks and aftershocks

More earthquakes coming?

Aftershocks are usually at least 1 order of magnitude less strong than main shocks. The more time passes, the smaller the chance and likely strength of any potential aftershocks.

In only six percent of cases, significant earthquakes are followed by a larger main shock, making the current earthquake a foreshock. While the chance of this happening is not so large, it is adviced to maintain cautiousness in the hours and days following a major earthquake.

Earthquakes like this happen often in the region

Earthquakes of this strength are very common in the region. In total, 126 earthquakes with a magnitude of 5.1 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 29 days.

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 04/12/25 10:38 (). 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 us6000rmk1
2. European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC): Earthquake 20251110_0000162
3. Geonames.org: World Cities Database
4. Google Maps: Static API
5. Earthquakelist.org: Historic Earthquakes Database

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