A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, Bonin Islands, Japan region (0 miles). The epicenter was at a depth of 184.387 km (115 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 140.6942 East, latitude 28.117 North, depth = 184.387 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 17/07/25 / 2025-07-17 06:20:40 / July 17, 2025 @ 6:20 am. The temblor was reported at 06:20:40 / 6:20 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000qwke. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000qwke.

In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. 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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