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Earthquakes near Hakodate today
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No M2.5+ earthquake within 100 km of Hakodate in the last 24 hours None in the past 30 days either.
Was there an earthquake in Hakodate just now? This page checks the live USGS catalogue for quakes around Hakodate, Hokkaido, Japan and updates every few minutes.
- Last 24 hours
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 7 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Last 30 days
- 0 M2.5+ within 100 km
- Largest in 30 days
- — none within 100 km
- Largest in past year
- M7.6 148 km SE, Dec 8, 2025
- Past year count
- 43 M2.5+ within 150 km
- Nearest in 30 days
- 135 km M4.3, Oct 6, 2026
Recent earthquakes near Hakodate
No earthquake of magnitude 2.5 or more was located within 100 km of Hakodate in the past 30 days. Between 100 and 150 km out there was 1, the closest M4.3 at 135 km E.
| Time (Hakodate) | UTC | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 6, 10:48 | Oct 6, 01:48 UTC | M4.3 | 135 km E | 71 km | 42 km SW of Urakawa, Japan |
M2.5+ within 150 km, past 30 days, newest first. Times in Asia/Tokyo.
Largest earthquakes near Hakodate in the past year
The strongest earthquake within 150 km of Hakodate in the past 12 months was M7.6 on Dec 8, 2025, 148 km SE of the city (2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake).
With 43 M2.5+ earthquakes in a year (about 3.6 a month), the area around Hakodate is active by global standards. 10 of the ten largest reached M4.5, the level at which damage near the epicentre becomes possible.
| Date | Magnitude | Distance | Depth | Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 8, 2025 | M7.6 | 148 km SE | 41 km | 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake |
| Mar 9, 2026 | M5.9 | 49 km NW | 144 km | 19 km NE of Otobe, Japan |
| Aug 1, 2026 | M5.5 | 114 km ESE | 75 km | 63 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| Feb 20, 2026 | M5.3 | 108 km ESE | 54 km | 71 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan |
| Jan 20, 2026 | M5.3 | 111 km ESE | 62 km | 66 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan |
| Dec 17, 2025 | M5.0 | 144 km ESE | 52 km | 94 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| Dec 9, 2025 | M5.0 | 139 km ESE | 60 km | 89 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| Feb 11, 2026 | M4.9 | 113 km ESE | 57 km | 72 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan |
| Jan 6, 2026 | M4.9 | 120 km ESE | 54 km | 75 km E of Mutsu, Japan |
| Dec 9, 2025 | M4.9 | 133 km ESE | 55 km | 76 km E of Yokohama, Japan |
Was it felt in Hakodate?
None of the quakes listed has "Did You Feel It?" reports in the USGS feed, which usually means shaking at the surface was weak or the area has few reporters.
If you felt shaking, you can report it to USGS; reports refine the intensity map within minutes.
Tsunami warning status
1 earthquake near Hakodate in the past year carried the USGS tsunami flag: M7.6 2025 Aomori Prefecture, Japan Earthquake (Dec 8, 2025). The flag means the quake was large enough and in an oceanic region where tsunami warning centres issue messages; it does not mean a tsunami happened.
Official tsunami warnings come from the NOAA tsunami warning centres (tsunami.gov) and national agencies; follow local authorities if you are on a coast after strong shaking.
Earthquakes around the world today
Worldwide, USGS listed 154 earthquakes of M1+ in the last 24 hours; the largest was M6.5 Bonin Islands, Japan region.
USGS lists every magnitude in the United States but outside it coverage is complete only from about M4–4.5, so smaller local quakes reported by national agencies may be missing. Magnitudes and locations are revised for hours after an event.
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Data: USGS Earthquake Hazards Program (ComCat), GeoNames (cities, CC BY 4.0).