A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 38 kilometers (24 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō in Japan. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:40:49 / 9:40 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000qlxb. Id of event: us6000qlxb. Exact location, longitude 142.318° East, latitude 41.9926° North, depth = 69.874 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 23/06/25 / 2025-06-23 09:40:49 / June 23, 2025 @ 9:40 am. 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 69.874 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shizunai-furukawachō. Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 38 km (24 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 38 km S of Shizunai-furukawachō, Japan.
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