A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 10 kilometers (6 miles) from Yasugichō in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 29/06/25 / 2025-06-29 00:59:41 / June 29, 2025 @ 12:59 am. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 133.2564° East, 35.3261° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000q9fl. Unique identifier: us7000q9fl. The temblor was detected at 00:59:41 / 12:59 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kurashiki, Fukuyama, Kasaoka (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 95 km (59 miles) from Kurashiki (c. 437 600 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Fukuyama (c. 383 300 pop), 25 km (15 miles) from Matsue-shi (c. 156 800 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Tottori (c. 154 100 pop), 14 km (9 miles) from Yonago (c. 141 400 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Tsuyama (c. 89 700 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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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 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: 10 km S of Yasugichō, Japan.
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