A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) strikes 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Urakawa in Japan on Saturday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 69.713 km (43 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.7626 East, latitude 42.1459 North, depth = 69.713 km. Unique identifier: us6000rtxk. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rtxk. Exact time and date of earthquake 22/11/25 / 2025-11-22 07:22:16 / November 22, 2025 @ 7:22 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 07:22:16 / 7:22 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 39 km (24 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shizunai-furukawachō (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fifty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 2 km WSW of Urakawa, Japan.
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