A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan on Sunday. Event id: us7000pz04. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pz04. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 05:01:59 / 5:01 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 27/04/25 / 2025-04-27 05:01:59 / April 27, 2025 @ 5:01 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 67.326 km, 141.6843° East, 38.2209° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 67.326 km (42 miles).
The epicenter was 72 km (44 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Shiogama (c. 59 500 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ichinoseki, Marumori, Ōkawara (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 32 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan.
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