A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 19 kilometers (12 miles) from Ichinoseki in Japan on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 23/08/25 / 2025-08-23 17:18:42 / August 23, 2025 @ 5:18 pm. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000qwy0. Unique identifier: us7000qwy0. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.3484 East, latitude 38.9786 North, depth = 66.321 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:18:42 / 5:18 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 66.321 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Morioka-shi (c. 295 200 pop), 63 km (39 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 39 km (24 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 57 km (35 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop). Nearby 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 Ōmagari, Sendai, Miyako.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 19 km ENE of Ichinoseki, Japan.
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