A light earthquake magnitude 4 (ml/mb) strikes 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Honchō in Japan on Friday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/05/25 / 2025-05-09 03:39:32 / May 9, 2025 @ 3:39 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 94.93 km (59 miles). Event id: us7000q13r. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q13r. Exact location of event, depth 94.93 km, 143.877° East, 42.4532° North. The temblor was picked up at 03:39:32 / 3:39 am (local time epicenter).
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Otofuke, Obihiro, Kushiro (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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: 43 km SSE of Honchō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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