A earthquake magnitude 6.8 (ml/mb) strikes 126 kilometers (78 miles) from Yamada in Japan on Sunday. A tsunami warning has been issued near Yamada in Japan (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 6.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 08:03:37 / 8:03 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 143.4108° East, latitude 39.3957° North, depth = 10 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 09/11/25 / 2025-11-09 08:03:37 / November 9, 2025 @ 8:03 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: pt25313001, at00t5g926, us6000rmea. Id of event: us6000rmea.
The epicenter was 129 km (80 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 133 km (83 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 126 km (78 miles) from Yamada (c. 20 100 pop), 130 km (81 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kamaishi, Ōtsuchi, Miyako (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been ten, in the last 10 days seventeen, in the past 30 days seventeen and in the last 365 days thirty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city 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: 126 km E of Yamada, Japan.
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