A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Tuesday, 66 kilometers (41 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qhpn. Id of event: us6000qhpn. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 64.143 km (40 miles). Exact location, longitude 142.0349° East, latitude 38.064° North, depth = 64.143 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 03/06/25 / 2025-06-03 15:15:34 / June 3, 2025 @ 3:15 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:15:34 / 3:15 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Event epicenter was 75 km (47 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Shiogama (c. 59 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Wakuya (c. 18 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Matsushima (c. 16 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Wakuya, Shiogama, Matsushima (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 66 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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