A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Ibusuki in Japan on Saturday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:32:05 / 5:32 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 05/04/25 / 2025-04-05 17:32:05 / April 5, 2025 @ 5:32 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6kh. Id of event: us6000q6kh. Exact location, longitude 130.5189° East, latitude 31.3055° North, depth = 172.375 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 172.375 km (107 miles).
Earthquake epicenter was 29 km (18 miles) from Kagoshima-shi (c. 555 400 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Miyakonojō (c. 131 000 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Satsumasendai (c. 73 100 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Kokubu-matsuki (c. 57 900 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Nichinan (c. 44 200 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Izumi, Kobayashi, Nichinan (min 5000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 14 km WNW of Ibusuki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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