A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 0 kilometers (0 miles) from Iwaizumi in Japan on Sunday. The temblor was reported at 23:33:05 / 11:33 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 63.558 km, 141.8085° East, 39.8511° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 63.558 km (39 miles). Unique identifier: us6000rwed. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000rwed. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 21/12/25 / 2025-12-21 23:33:05 / December 21, 2025 @ 11:33 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).

Epicenter of the event was 58 km (36 miles) from Morioka-shi (c. 295 200 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Kitakami (c. 93 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Hanamaki (c. 73 100 pop), 25 km (16 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 64 km (40 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 94 km (59 miles) from Hanawa (c. 36 900 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hanawa, Ōfunato, Kitakami. Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days fourty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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