A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 241 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan (150 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 18:25:05 / 6:25 pm (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/10/25 / 2025-10-06 18:25:05 / October 6, 2025 @ 6:25 pm. 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 10 km (6 miles). Unique identifier: us6000rf5k. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rf5k. Exact location of event, longitude 144.0981 East, latitude 37.8565 North, depth = 10 km.

Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.

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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: 241 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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