A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Friday. Event id: us7000qalu. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qalu. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 04/07/25 / 2025-07-04 07:56:47 / July 4, 2025 @ 7:56 am. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:56:47 / 7:56 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 56.852 km, 141.9821° East, 39.6557° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.852 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ichinohe, Shizukuishi, Kitakami. The epicenter was 71 km (44 miles) from Morioka-shi (c. 295 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop), 4 km (2 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 43 km (27 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fourty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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 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: 3 km ENE of Miyako, Japan.
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