A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Urakawa in Japan on Sunday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pnv5. Id of event: us7000pnv5. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 55.712 km (35 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 13:55:57 / 1:55 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 30/03/25 / 2025-03-30 13:55:57 / March 30, 2025 @ 1:55 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 142.686° East, 42.0469° North, depth 55.712 km.
Epicenter of the earthquake was 41 km (26 miles) from Shizunai-furukawachō (c. 22 400 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Shizunai-furukawachō. Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 14 km SSW of Urakawa, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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