Light earthquake: M4.6 quake has struck near China in Japan

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A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 75 km NW of China, Japan (47 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us6000qy4f. Unique identifier: us6000qy4f. Exact location of event, longitude 128.0263 East, latitude 27.8091 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 23:39:17 / 11:39 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/25 / 2025-08-04 23:39:17 / August 4, 2025 @ 11:39 pm.

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

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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 75 km NW of China, Japan.

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