A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 76 kilometers (47 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:31:19 / 2:31 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 02/06/25 / 2025-06-02 02:31:19 / June 2, 2025 @ 2:31 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000qhc1. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qhc1. Exact location of event, depth 35 km, 142.3236° East, 38.4334° North.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yamoto, Ishinomaki, Ōfunato. Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 89 km (55 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 76 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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