15 October 09:30 UTC: First to report: USGS 17 minutes later.
A 5.0-magnitude earthquake struck near Ashikaga, Prefecture de Tochigi, Japan 22 minutes ago, according to the German Geosciences Center (GFZ).
The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163 km beneath the epicenter of Ashikaga, Ashikaga Shi, Prefecture de Tochigi, Japan on Sunday evening, October 15, 2023, at 6:14 PM local time. The earthquake’s strength may have been tempered by its relatively large depth below the surface, making it feel weak in absolute terms. As seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports, the exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the quake could be revised over the next few hours or minutes.
Ashikaga (pop. 159,700) is located 3 km from the epicenter, Ōta (pop. 152,100) 11 km, Sano (pop. 82,500) 12 km, Kirio (pop. 110,200) 12 km (pop. 401) km, Tochiki (pop. 82,100) 25 km, Oyama (pop. 159,900) 31 km, Utsunomiya (pop. 449,900) 44 km, Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 77 km (Kawasaki 30,60) 96 km.
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The earthquake occurred at a depth of 163 km beneath the epicenter of Ashikaga, Ashikaga Shi, Prefecture de Tochigi, Japan on Sunday evening, October 15, 2023, at 6:14 PM local time. The earthquake’s strength may have been tempered by its relatively large depth below the surface, making it feel weak in absolute terms. As seismologists review the data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their reports, the exact magnitude, epicenter and depth of the quake could be revised over the next few hours or minutes.
Ashikaga (pop. 159,700) is located 3 km from the epicenter, Ōta (pop. 152,100) 11 km, Sano (pop. 82,500) 12 km, Kirio (pop. 110,200) 12 km (pop. 401) km, Tochiki (pop. 82,100) 25 km, Oyama (pop. 159,900) 31 km, Utsunomiya (pop. 449,900) 44 km, Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 77 km (Kawasaki 30,60) 96 km.
VolcanoDiscovery will automatically update magnitude and depth if these change and follow up on other significant earthquake news. If you are in the area, send us your experience through our reporting mechanism reality or via Our mobile app. This will help provide additional first-hand updates to anyone around the world who wants to know more about this earthquake.