A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 118 km E of Yamada, Japan (73 miles) on Tuesday. Id of earthquake: us7000qwf4. Event ids that are associated: us7000qwf4. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 03:18:27 / 3:18 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 143.3224° East, 39.5181° North. Global time and date of event 16/09/25 / 2025-09-16 03:18:27 / September 16, 2025 @ 3:18 am UTC/GMT. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-one 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. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.

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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 118 km E of Yamada, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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