A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 25 kilometers (16 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan on Saturday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 01/03/25 / 2025-03-01 19:23:30 / March 1, 2025 @ 7:23 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 83.396 km (52 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pwb9. Id of event: us6000pwb9. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 19:23:30 / 7:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 141.5396 East, latitude 38.6638 North, depth = 83.396 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Watari, Hanamaki, Iwanuma. The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 34 km (21 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 78 km (48 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-four 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. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 25 km NNE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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