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Deep 6.5-Magnitude Earthquake Strikes Off Japan, No Damage Reported

25 October 2026 at 07:03

Deep magnitude 6.5 earthquake near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands at a depth of 492 kilometers.

A deep earthquake struck near the Ogasawara Islands, about 1,000 kilometers from Tokyo, without triggering a tsunami warning.

A powerful earthquake struck the waters near Japan’s Ogasawara Islands on Saturday, with no casualties or material damage reported and no tsunami alert issued, according to information from U.S. and Japanese monitoring agencies.

The U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) recorded the earthquake at magnitude 6.5, with its epicenter at a depth of 492 kilometers. Japan’s Meteorological Agency measured the magnitude at 7 and placed the epicenter about 1,000 kilometers from Tokyo.

The quake occurred in a remote oceanic area southeast of Japan, far from the capital and difficult to access. Authorities continued monitoring seismic activity for possible aftershocks, according to the available reports.

Preliminary: M6.3 earthquake 🟠 – Bonin Islands, Japan region

Oct 25 11:09 local time (7m ago)
Depth 497 km
Source: EMSC

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Japan lies along the Pacific Ring of Fire, one of the world’s most seismically active regions, where the Pacific, Philippine, Eurasian and North American tectonic plates converge.