Light earthquake: M4.4 quake has struck near Tarama in Japan

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A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 147 km SSE of Tarama, Japan (91 miles) on Thursday. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/10/25 / 2025-10-30 20:36:52 / October 30, 2025 @ 8:36 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 20:36:52 / 8:36 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000rkg3. Id of event: us6000rkg3. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, longitude 125.2324 East, latitude 23.4311 North, depth = 10 km.

There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 147 km SSE of Tarama, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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