A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 53 kilometers (33 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. Global time and date of event 26/05/25 / 2025-05-26 00:56:16 / May 26, 2025 @ 12:56 am UTC/GMT. Event id: us7000q1gp. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1gp. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 142.0573° East, 38.5153° North, depth 35 km. The temblor was reported at 00:56:16 / 12:56 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shiogama, Ichinoseki, Matsushima (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 67 km (42 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Shiogama (c. 59 500 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop).
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 fifty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 53 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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