A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 129 km E of Miyako, Japan (80 miles). Unique identifier: us6000rpja. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rpja. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/11/25 / 2025-11-21 12:22:04 / November 21, 2025 @ 12:22 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 12:22:04 / 12:22 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 143.4524 East, latitude 39.6859 North, depth = 10 km.

Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days sixty-five and in the last 365 days seventy-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.

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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. 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: 129 km E of Miyako, Japan.

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