A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) strikes Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Friday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000rhyd. Unique identifier: us6000rhyd. The temblor was picked up at 20:28:15 / 8:28 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 419.708 km (261 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 17/10/25 / 2025-10-17 20:28:15 / October 17, 2025 @ 8:28 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 139.0908 East, latitude 29.7995 North, depth = 419.708 km.
Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen 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.
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