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M6.1 Earthquake Strikes off Hasaki, Japan

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Seismogram of the M6.1 Hasaki earthquake recorded at a Global Seismographic Network station
The magnitude 6.1 earthquake recorded at Yuzhno Sakhalinsk, Russia, about 1,300 km away; the first waves arrived three minutes after it struck.Data: USGS Albuquerque Seismological Laboratory / Global Seismographic Network (IU), via EarthScope, CC BY 4.0

A magnitude 6.1 earthquake struck 144 kilometers southeast of Hasaki, in Japan's Ibaraki Prefecture, at 10:39 UTC on Nov. 6, 2026, the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) said. The quake was centered offshore in the Pacific Ocean, at a depth of 29 kilometers.

USGS said the quake triggered no tsunami threat, and its impact estimate says there is a low likelihood of casualties and damage. As of 16:05 UTC that day, 30 people had reported feeling the quake to USGS's Did You Feel It system.

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