A light earthquake with magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) was reported 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Kamaishi in Japan on Wednesday. Exact location of event, depth 50.382 km, 142.2743° East, 39.2312° North. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 00:10:19 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q4us. Id of event: us6000q4us. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 09/04/25 / 2025-04-09 00:10:19 / April 9, 2025 @ 12:10 am. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 50.382 km (31 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 54 km (34 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 35 km (22 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 51 km (32 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Tōno (c. 26 800 pop), 38 km (24 miles) from Yamada (c. 20 100 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tōno, Miyako, Ōfunato (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. 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. 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: 35 km E of Kamaishi, Japan.
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