A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 29 kilometers (18 miles) from Nichinan in Japan on Friday. Exact location, longitude 131.676° East, latitude 31.5767° North, depth = 45.897 km. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:06:02 / 4:06 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.897 km (29 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000qakq. Event ids that are associated: us7000qakq. Global time and date of event 04/07/25 / 2025-07-04 04:06:02 / July 4, 2025 @ 4:06 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Tarumizu, Hamanoichi, Kokubu-matsuki (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 44 km (27 miles) from Miyazaki-shi (c. 311 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Miyakonojō (c. 131 000 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Kokubu-matsuki (c. 57 900 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Nichinan (c. 44 200 pop), 80 km (49 miles) from Kobayashi (c. 39 700 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 fifty-three 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 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 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: 29 km E of Nichinan, Japan.
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