A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Mutsu in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q1rx. Id of event: us7000q1rx. The temblor was detected at 12:23:50 / 12:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 27/05/25 / 2025-05-27 12:23:50 / May 27, 2025 @ 12:23 pm. Exact location of event, longitude 142.0931 East, latitude 41.5659 North, depth = 60.608 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 60.608 km (38 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 79 km (49 miles) from Mutsu (c. 49 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shizunai-furukawachō, Mutsu (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 79 km ENE of Mutsu, Japan.
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