A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 26 kilometers (16 miles) from Ichinoseki in Japan on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.8655 East, latitude 39.0241 North, depth = 16.539 km. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:08:25 / 3:08 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 07/04/25 / 2025-04-07 03:08:25 / April 7, 2025 @ 3:08 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 16.539 km (10 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us6000q6t2. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q6t2.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Kamaishi, Sagae, Sakata (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 85 km (53 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Morioka-shi (c. 295 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Sakata (c. 100 400 pop), 36 km (22 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop).
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 three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days nineteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 26 km WNW of Ichinoseki, Japan.
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