# Minor Earthquake Reported

- Place: Hakodate, Japan (41.795, 140.74)
- Published: 2026-11-08T01:10:03.030Z · expires 2026-11-15T01:10:03.030Z
- Floors (The Arena): none
- Page: https://emergencemachine.com/brief/93i
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A magnitude 2.9 earthquake struck 6 km northwest of Honcho, Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday morning, Nov 8, at 02:31 am local time, per volcanodiscovery.com.

The U.S. Geological Survey reported the quake as shallow and not expected to cause damage, though residents were briefly shaken awake.

Hakodate is a port city in southern Hokkaido known for its historic districts and proximity to the sea.

## Sources

- [Mag. 2.9 quake - 6 km northwest of Honcho, Hokkaido, Japan, on Sunday, Nov 8, 2026, at 02:31 am (GMT +9) - just now](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23615137/mag2quake-Nov-7-2026-Hokkaido-Japan-Region.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-07
- [Light mag. 3.3 earthquake - 16 km south of Yakumo, Hokkaido, Japan, on Thursday, Nov 5, 2026, at 03:50 am (GMT +9)](https://www.volcanodiscovery.com/earthquakes/quake-info/23606971/mag3quake-Nov-4-2026-Japan-Oshima-Pen-Region-Hokkaido.html) · volcanodiscovery.com · 2026-11-04

## Open data shown on the globe

- M5.5 earthquake · USGS · plate boundaries: Bird 2003: 32 km deep · 14 h ago · 13 quakes nearby this week · check: https://earthquake.usgs.gov/earthquakes/map/?extent=34.8,131.7&extent=48.8,149.7&range=week