Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.2 just reported 110 km east of Yamada, Japan

A shallow magnitude 5.2 earthquake was reported around noon near Yamada, Shimohei-gun, Iwate, Japan.
According to France's Réseau National de Surveillance Sismique (RéNaSS), the quake hit on Saturday, November 8th, 2025, at 12:36 pm local time at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), which listed it as a magnitude 5.3 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 4.6.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Yamada (pop. 15,200) located 110 km from the epicenter, Miyako (pop. 51,200) 114 km away, and Kamaishi (pop. 43,100) 118 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Nov 8, 2025 11:36 am (GMT +9) local time (8 Nov 2025 02:36 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 39.43°N / 143.51°E (Japan)
Primary data source: GFZ
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