M 5.9 earthquake near Hokkaido, Japan — 2026-03-09

Magnitude 5.9 earthquake near 48 km NW of Hakodate (Japan), depth 144 km, 00:45 Local (2026-03-09 15:45 UTC). Shaking felt by ~8.1M people. Readings from every reporting agency, affected towns, aftershock sequence.

48 km NW of Hakodate (Japan) — 42.0868, 140.3092