A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Ōmiya in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000q90k. Id of event: us7000q90k. The temblor was picked up at 23:56:02 / 11:56 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 70.006 km (43 miles) below the earth’s surface. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 26/06/25 / 2025-06-26 23:56:02 / June 26, 2025 @ 11:56 pm. Exact location of event, depth 70.006 km, 140.3887° East, 36.5547° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 97 km (61 miles) from Saitama (c. 1 193 400 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Matsudo (c. 470 300 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Utsunomiya-shi (c. 449 900 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Iwaki (c. 357 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Kōriyama (c. 340 600 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Kashiwa (c. 340 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Koshigaya (c. 317 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miharu, Menuma, Saitama.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 2 km WNW of Ōmiya, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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