A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was detected on Thursday, 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Miyakojima in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us7000pzae. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pzae. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 01:38:10 / 1:38 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35 km (22 miles). Exact location, longitude 126.1506° East, latitude 25.1114° North, depth = 35 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/05/25 / 2025-05-15 01:38:10 / May 15, 2025 @ 1:38 am UTC/GMT.

Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Hirara (c. 34 400 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hirara (min 5000 pop).

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. 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: 91 km ENE of Miyakojima, Japan.

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