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M5.0 earthquake 23 km NNE of Hasaki, Japan

A magnitude 5.0 earthquake struck 23 km NNE of Hasaki, Japan on Mon, Nov 21, 2016, 6:59 AM JST (21:59 UTC), 19 km (12 mi) below the surface.

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The earthquake

Magnitude: 5.0 (mb, body-wave), moderate
Magnitude from: USGS National Earthquake Information Center
Local time: Mon, Nov 21, 2016, 6:59 AM JST
UTC: 2016-11-20 21:59:26 UTC
Depth: 18.7 km (11.6 mi), shallow
Epicenter: 35.916° N, 140.968° E
Region: Japan
Felt reports: 27
Tsunami flag: No
Status: Reviewed by a seismologist

What happened

The USGS’s account of the effects of this earthquake.

Felt (IV) at Tsuchiura and (III) at Tokyo. Also felt at Ageo, Chiba, Hitachi, Kawasaki, Koshigaya, Narita, Soka, Tokorozawa, Urayasu, Ushiku, Utsunomiya and Yokohama. Recorded (3 JMA) in Chiba and Ibaraki.

From the USGS event page for us10007azu. U.S. Geological Survey text and figures are in the public domain.

Did you feel it?

27 people reported to the USGS what they felt; the strongest reported shaking was IV, light shaking.

How well it is located

Reviewed by a seismologist.

Location uncertainty: About 6.4 km horizontally, 4.0 km in depth
Magnitude uncertainty: ±0.06
Depth from: From location
Station coverage gap: 81°
Stations used: 120

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Nearby

Within 100 km, magnitude 2.0 and up: 11 in the 60 days after this one and 7 in the 30 days before it.

After

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Sources

From the USGS Earthquake Hazards Program and its partner networks, event us10007azu. Read Sun, Oct 4, 2026, 1:45 PM UTC.