A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 106 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan (66 miles) on Tuesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 34.096 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:48:33 / 6:48 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 142.1794 East, latitude 37.6753 North, depth = 34.096 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/25 / 2025-10-21 18:48:33 / October 21, 2025 @ 6:48 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000riih. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000riih.

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

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 106 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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