A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Katsuren-haebaru in Japan on Tuesday. The temblor was reported at 01:56:40 / 1:56 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000q3qj. Event ids that are associated: us6000q3qj. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 25/03/25 / 2025-03-25 01:56:40 / March 25, 2025 @ 1:56 am. Exact location of earthquake, 128.5117° East, 26.0259° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).

Event epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Naha-shi (c. 300 800 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Okinawa (c. 125 500 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Ginowan (c. 91 800 pop), 74 km (46 miles) from Gushikawa (c. 65 300 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Nago (c. 59 600 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Itoman (c. 57 200 pop), 85 km (53 miles) from Tomigusuku (c. 55 700 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Naha-shi, Itoman, Tomigusuku (min 5000 pop). Close 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 three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.

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