A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 89 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan (55 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qgfs. Id of event: us6000qgfs. Exact location of event, longitude 142.4686 East, latitude 38.3636 North, depth = 28.542 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/05/25 / 2025-05-13 16:44:09 / May 13, 2025 @ 4:44 pm. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.542 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was detected at 16:44:09 / 4:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 89 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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