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MODERATE EARTHQUAKE

74 km NE of Hasaki, Japan

USGS

A magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck 74 km NE of Hasaki, Japan on 07 Nov 2026, 11:07 UTC. The hypocentre was 31.7 km below the surface — shallow by seismological convention. No felt reports have been received so far. The figures have been revised 12 times since the first report. 6 other earthquakes above our reporting threshold have been recorded within 250 km in the past 30 days.

Depth
31.7 km

shallow

Latitude
36.19°N

141.44°E longitude

Time
11:07 UTC

07 Nov 2026

Magnitude
M5.5

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EPICENTRE

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MAGNITUDE 5.5

Can damage poorly constructed buildings; well-built structures usually escape with little harm.

The scale is logarithmic: this released about 180 times the energy of a magnitude 4.0, roughly the energy of 3 thousand tonnes of TNT.

31.7 KM DEEP

Shallow earthquakes release their energy close to the surface, so they are felt more strongly, and do more damage, than deeper earthquakes of the same magnitude.

NEARBY IN THE PAST 30 DAYS

6 earthquakes above our reporting threshold within 250 km of this one, the largest a magnitude 6.1.

OTHER RECENT EARTHQUAKES

M5.5 earthquake — Hasaki, Japan · Quakewire