A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Tuesday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Minami-Sōma in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 61.973 km (39 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 13:12:15 / May 20, 2025 @ 1:12 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 141.7939° East, 37.6763° North, depth 61.973 km. The temblor was reported at 13:12:15 / 1:12 pm (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us6000qhq6. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qhq6.
The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Watari (c. 36 300 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishinomaki, Watari, Namie. Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days sixty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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: 72 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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