A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 43 kilometers (27 miles) from Tsunō in Japan on Thursday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 40.375 km (25 miles). The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:23:24 / 4:23 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/11/25 / 2025-11-06 16:23:24 / November 6, 2025 @ 4:23 pm. Exact location, longitude 131.9576° East, latitude 32.0484° North, depth = 40.375 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us6000rlvy. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rlvy.

The epicenter was 53 km (33 miles) from Miyazaki-shi (c. 311 200 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Miyakonojō (c. 131 000 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Nobeoka (c. 121 900 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Saiki (c. 49 100 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Nichinan (c. 44 200 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kobayashi (c. 39 700 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Tsuma (c. 34 300 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Saiki, Sueyoshichō-ninokata, Kushima (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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.

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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: 43 km ESE of Tsunō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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