A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 74 kilometers (46 miles) from Yokohama in Japan on Tuesday. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 60.856 km (38 miles). Event id: us6000rtje. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rtje. 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: 09/12/25 / 2025-12-09 00:18:28 / December 9, 2025 @ 12:18 am. Exact location of event, longitude 142.1154 East, latitude 41.2424 North, depth = 60.856 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:18:28 / 12:18 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 97 km (61 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Mutsu (c. 49 200 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Misawa (c. 42 800 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hachinohe, Misawa, Mutsu (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been thirteen, in the last 10 days fourteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days sixty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 74 km ENE of Yokohama, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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