What the records say
- When
- 8 Dec 2025
- Kind
- Tsunami
- Coordinates
- 41.00° N, 142.17° E
- Injuries
- 46
- Houses destroyed
- 1
- Max water height m
- 0.7
- Source quake magnitude
- 7.6
- Runups
- 19
Placed at the area, not an exact site.
2025 Aomori earthquake
Earthquake off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Japan
On 8 December 2025, at 23:15:10 JST, a Mw 7.6 earthquake struck in the Pacific Ocean off the coast of Aomori Prefecture, Sanriku, Japan. The earthquake generated tsunamis that reached heights of up to 70 cm (28 in) along the coast of northern Japan.
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The source
- NCEI significant earthquakes, tsunamis and volcanic eruptionsNOAA National Centers for Environmental InformationPublic domainSource page
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