A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 37 kilometers (23 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan on Saturday. Id of earthquake: us7000pv57. Event ids that are associated: us7000pv57. The temblor was reported at 00:05:18 / 12:05 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 26/04/25 / 2025-04-26 00:05:18 / April 26, 2025 @ 12:05 am. Exact location of event, depth 69.502 km, 141.8422° East, 38.592° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 69.502 km (43 miles).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Mizusawa (c. 61 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Sendai, Sendai-shi, Ōtsuchi (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 37 km ENE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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