A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Ishigaki in Japan on Thursday. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/04/25 / 2025-04-17 20:10:08 / April 17, 2025 @ 8:10 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 15.538 km, 123.7837° East, 24.3428° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 15.538 km (10 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6vp. Id of event: us6000q6vp. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 20:10:08 / 8:10 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishigaki. Epicenter of the earthquake was 38 km (24 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km W of Ishigaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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