A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Makurazaki in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was detected at 08:36:43 / 8:36 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 130.291 East, latitude 31.243 North, depth = 171.038 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000r02s. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000r02s. The epicenter was at a depth of 171.038 km (106 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 12/08/25 / 2025-08-12 08:36:43 / August 12, 2025 @ 8:36 am.
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kushima, Izumi, Miyakonojō. Event epicenter was 43 km (27 miles) from Kagoshima-shi (c. 555 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Miyakonojō (c. 131 000 pop), 55 km (34 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Satsumasendai (c. 73 100 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Kokubu-matsuki (c. 57 900 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Hamanoichi (c. 39 500 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Izumi (c. 39 200 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 sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 3 km SW of Makurazaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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