A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Kamaishi in Japan on Thursday. The temblor was detected at 18:02:27 / 6:02 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.9608 East, latitude 39.2261 North, depth = 52.68 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000qjwg. Event ids that are associated: us6000qjwg. Exact time and date of earthquake 12/06/25 / 2025-06-12 18:02:27 / June 12, 2025 @ 6:02 pm UTC/GMT. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 52.68 km (33 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Morioka-shi, Ichinoseki, Hanamaki. Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Morioka-shi (c. 295 200 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Mizusawa (c. 61 300 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
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 four and in the last 365 days fifty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 9 km SE of Kamaishi, Japan.
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