M3.7 earthquake 11 km WNW of Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan
A magnitude 3.7 earthquake struck 11 km WNW of Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan at 02:31 local time (17:31 UTC) on 24 Oct 2026, at a depth of 90 km, according to JMA and USGS. The solution is preliminary and may be revised.
Reported by 2 agencies
Data: JMA, USGS · updated 2026-11-09 22:51 UTC · automatic solution
- Magnitude
- 3.7minor
JMA magnitude (Mj) - Depth
- 90 km
- Status
- Automatic
- Origin time
- 2026-10-23 17:31:00 UTC
- Local: 24 Oct 2026, 02:31:00 (Asia/Tokyo)
- Epicentre
- 42.400° N, 142.200° E
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Nearby places
| Place | Distance | Est. shaking |
|---|---|---|
| NiikappuHokkaido, Japan · pop. 5,696 | 11 km | INot felt |
| Monbetsu-honchōHokkaido, Japan · pop. 11,279 | 14 km | INot felt |
| Shizunai-furukawachōHokkaido, Japan · pop. 22,436 | 16 km | INot felt |
| TomakomaiHokkaido, Japan · pop. 174,806 | 56 km | INot felt |
| ChitoseHokkaido, Japan · pop. 97,950 | 65 km | INot felt |
| EniwaHokkaido, Japan · pop. 70,331 | 74 km | INot felt |
| SapporoHokkaido, Japan · pop. 1,973,832 | 102 km | INot felt |
| HakodateHokkaido, Japan · pop. 275,730 | 139 km | INot felt |
Shaking is an estimate from the intensity prediction equation of Allen, Wald & Worden (2012), not an observation. Local ground and buildings can change it by a level or more.
Every agency's solution
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How big was it?
Often felt by people at rest close to the epicentre, rarely causes damage.
It released roughly the energy of 5.4 t of TNT. Magnitude is logarithmic: each whole step means about 32 times more energy and 10 times larger waves on a seismogram. Depth matters too: at 90 km this was a intermediate-depth earthquake, which spreads shaking over a wider area but less intensely.
M3.7 releases about 32× the energy of M2.7, and its waves are about 10× taller on a seismogram. Energy: 5.4 t of TNT vs 169 kg of TNT.
Each square is the energy of one M2.7. Energy from log₁₀E = 1.5M + 4.8.
Aftershocks and nearby activity
1 later earthquake within 30 km; the largest was M4.5 16 days ago. Aftershock rates usually fall off roughly in proportion to 1/time.
Mainshock M3.7
1 later earthquake nearby. Aftershock rates typically fall off roughly as 1/time (Omori's law).
| Time after mainshock (hours) | Magnitude | Depth (km) |
|---|---|---|
| 77.52 | 4.5 | 96 |
Did you feel it?
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Reports on SeismoAtlas
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Event id jma20261024023136. First recorded here 23 Oct 2026, 17:36:44 UTC. Solutions: JMA (jma:20261024023136); USGS (usgs:us7000tubj). Cite as: SeismoAtlas, “M3.7 earthquake 11 km WNW of Niikappu, Hokkaido, Japan”, https://seismoatlas.com/earthquake/jma20261024023136-m3-7-earthquake-11-km-wnw-of-niikappu-hokkaido-japan, data from JMA, USGS.
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