# Earthquake and Train Bear Incident

- Place: Asahikawa, Japan (43.755, 142.38)
- Published: 2026-11-07T15:14:18.342Z · expires 2026-11-14T15:14:18.342Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/8vf
- AI-written summary of the sources below; check them.

A light magnitude 3.3 earthquake struck 15 km west of Kanaura in Hokkaido's Sea of Japan on Friday, Nov 6, at 10:04 pm local time, per VolcanoDiscovery.

Meanwhile, a train on the JR Soya Line derailed after colliding with a brown bear near Asahikawa, stranding passengers overnight, reports New Age BD.

The incident occurred on Tuesday, Nov 3, when a minor magnitude 0.2 earthquake rattled the Taisetsu Mountains region, according to VolcanoDiscovery.

## Sources

- [Train derails after hitting bear in Japan, passengers stranded overnight](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMiswFBVV95cUxNc3pPWGVUN1Z1SV9UVkRYTG9EeGo4YnpyM3BNX2Z6RU5rMUdNS2xHdEVZUk1KbWsxNEZfaVkta0o3TDJDc3dXMUNvQVFtY212cjE3UWpFX0taU0I0UGFOVDlob3VwbVROZG5sb0FhdlRXaGtubHZZZERqMmlvRlBjNWRrbzJFZjMzOGFBaFNnSWpRcTRjak9uaWxZeFNVV29kMVhyN1NHUzExVUNlWTdDNEx6SQ?oc=5) · newagebd.net · 2026-11-02
- [Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - Sea of Japan, 15 km west of Kanaura, Hokkaido, Japan, on Friday, Nov 6, 2026, at 10:04 pm (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMisgFBVV95cUxPVFVEeGt3Y1BLdjJ4WXRZTVBzM0hsUjM1Y2ljVElLQzZqZU5jT3diQ3VNcjcxQ09XLVJIeTFEOVFJbzdPcDBXTVRQMXlHY1hvY3pXMFNOR09hSlZtMi1CY3dhZUJ1MlZKamlseW8wMUNfMTBpMExlQkllY1R2NGZObEtjS0V0ZVJPY1lIMkNBY0RUYy1RdlV0ejlfZHNWeTBPN0VFTzU0YW5WRllrb2RKUmpR?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-06
- [Minor mag. 0.2 earthquake - Japan: Taisetsu Mountains Region on Tuesday, Nov 3, 2026, at 03:42 am (GMT +9)](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMivwFBVV95cUxOTWRtc0hzUzFPTF9Nb050eFlxRkFmQ3ZhRm14ZnQ4Vm9MamFNSWF4S2dIZWtBM1lzU0FFSWxpMkhGckZzT3FxQUZGN0V5SnluZVY3dVhyaHNLY2NIZzd1dkJtSlZSb1QwQnRETDBYYmtqT2JXZ19Vd1djM0ZkS0ZJRmtrcTdyaWd4UXFpTk02b3VlUWhWVUlzbWVoMjhmUHpKMU52YVpnMVlkY01fZ1Z5UVV0cTdJV0dMRm4zWlU2UQ?oc=5) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-02
- [Hokkaido train hits a bear and derails, causing disruptions to JR Soya Line services](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMid0FVX3lxTE43ZjZkQUJMRW5OdGZ3d2djV2tRR3pvNXNmbWtvdGFpNkJYRHZMM2htU2p5SHVDT0ZvaURFME5aYmREYlBzTW1jb2tHX2htdk9paVRDZFBsSmZDb2padW5uZm03M2UwQmRKRWpYRG9DcFZwS0NSME9J?oc=5) · ntv.co.jp · 2026-11-02
- [Hokkaido Train Derails After Hitting Brown Bear](https://news.google.com/rss/articles/CBMif0FVX3lxTE9yY0hROUVXQW5iWDQ4ajY1OG83NWo1X1d3OHJoRXRnWmg3MW84OVBvVFdKSVI4T1U3X3lQT1NIQUo3c2Jqdk8yRVRWcmhpeThjSmpXSXpaLTR5YXVkN0M2RGgtbUk2ZnRDa3F1WU1xX25WbVh1OEVzckN1V0g3X0U?oc=5) · japan-forward.com · 2026-11-02

## Open data shown on the globe

- M4.6 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 87 km deep · 2 d ago · 11 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=36.8,133.4&extent=50.8,151.4&range=week