A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 107.584 km (67 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 12:47:16 / 12:47 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 143.7965° East, latitude 22.1306° North, depth = 107.584 km. Global time and date of event 12/06/25 / 2025-06-12 12:47:16 / June 12, 2025 @ 12:47 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000q8xv. Event ids that are associated: us7000q8xv.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days fourty-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Volcano Islands, Japan region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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