A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 125 km SE of Wadomari, Japan (78 miles) on Tuesday. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:14:38 / 12:14 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 129.5422 East, latitude 26.5855 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/05/25 / 2025-05-20 00:14:38 / May 20, 2025 @ 12:14 am. Id of earthquake: us6000qhpq. Event ids that are associated: us6000qhpq.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 125 km SE of Wadomari, Japan.
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