A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location, longitude 138.7343° East, latitude 29.0357° North, depth = 492.571 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 492.571 km (306 miles). Global time and date of event 26/12/25 / 2025-12-26 10:44:53 / December 26, 2025 @ 10:44 am UTC/GMT. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000rkvl. Unique identifier: us7000rkvl. The temblor was detected at 10:44:53 / 10:44 am (local time epicenter).

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Izu Islands, Japan region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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