A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 36 kilometers (22 miles) from Hirara in Japan on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000quey. Id of event: us7000quey. The temblor was detected at 15:44:07 / 3:44 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 25.841 km (16 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 125.0354 East, latitude 25.0234 North, depth = 25.841 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 06/09/25 / 2025-09-06 15:44:07 / September 6, 2025 @ 3:44 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 36 km (23 miles) from Hirara (c. 34 400 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hirara (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days sixteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 36 km NW of Hirara, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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