A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 12 kilometers (7 miles) from Takedamachi in Japan on Tuesday. Exact location of earthquake, 131.528° East, 32.9882° North, depth 80 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 05/08/25 / 2025-08-05 17:53:46 / August 5, 2025 @ 5:53 pm UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter was at a depth of 80 km (50 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000qydi. Event ids that are associated: us6000qydi. The 4.5-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 17:53:46 / 5:53 pm (local time epicenter).

Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Yukuhashi, Takanabe, Kawasaki. Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 81 km (50 miles) from Kumamoto (c. 680 400 pop), 29 km (18 miles) from Ōita (c. 448 900 pop), 33 km (20 miles) from Beppu (c. 125 100 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Nobeoka (c. 121 900 pop), 32 km (20 miles) from Tsurusaki (c. 77 000 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Yukuhashi (c. 71 300 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Nakatsu (c. 67 400 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 twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 12 km ENE of Takedamachi, Japan.

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