A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 41 kilometers (25 miles) from Kuji in Japan. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 55.551 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/01/25 / 2025-01-08 09:07:42 / January 8, 2025 @ 9:07 am. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 09:07:42 / 9:07 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pl9d. Id of event: us6000pl9d. Exact location of event, depth 55.551 km, 142.1002° East, 40.4595° North.
Epicenter of the event was 51 km (32 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 65 km (40 miles) from Misawa (c. 42 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Ichinohe (c. 15 800 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Miyako, Ichinohe, Misawa (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days thirty-three 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. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 41 km NE of Kuji, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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