A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Minami-Sōma in Japan on Wednesday. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 10/09/25 / 2025-09-10 16:49:01 / September 10, 2025 @ 4:49 pm. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000reiz. Id of event: us6000reiz. The temblor was reported at 16:49:01 / 4:49 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 84.827 km, 141.67° East, 37.7305° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 84.827 km (53 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Epicenter of the event was 92 km (57 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Shiogama (c. 59 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Iwanuma (c. 42 400 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Watari (c. 36 300 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Sendai-shi, Sendai, Rifu (min 5000 pop).

In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days ten and in the last 365 days sixty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.

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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. 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: 62 km E of Minami-Sōma, Japan.

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