A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.4 (ml/mb) strikes 34 kilometers (21 miles) from Urakawa in Japan on Thursday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 59.039 km (37 miles). The temblor was detected at 21:28:01 / 9:28 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 22/05/25 / 2025-05-22 21:28:01 / May 22, 2025 @ 9:28 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 142.5587° East, 41.8988° North, depth 59.039 km. Event id: us7000q0yk. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q0yk.
Earthquake epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shizunai-furukawachō (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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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. 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: 34 km SSW of Urakawa, Japan.
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