A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 107 kilometers (66 miles) from Yamada in Japan. The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:11:25 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter). Event id: us6000rmee. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rmee. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 143.1905° East, 39.5755° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global time and date of event 09/11/25 / 2025-11-09 08:11:25 / November 9, 2025 @ 8:11 am UTC/GMT.

Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Miyako, Yamada (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 107 km (67 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 107 km (67 miles) from Yamada (c. 20 100 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been twelve, in the last 10 days twenty, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 107 km E of Yamada, Japan.

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