A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 44 kilometers (27 miles) from Ōma in Japan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 122.029 km (76 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 141.3621° East, latitude 41.7453° North, depth = 122.029 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 04/10/25 / 2025-10-04 04:47:26 / October 4, 2025 @ 4:47 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.2-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 04:47:26 / 4:47 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rj6c. Id of event: us6000rj6c.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Date, Shiraoi, Muroran (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 52 km (32 miles) from Hakodate (c. 275 700 pop), 71 km (44 miles) from Muroran (c. 96 200 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Mutsu (c. 49 200 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Kamiiso (c. 38 100 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Date (c. 35 300 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Nanae (c. 30 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 44 km ENE of Ōma, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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