A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 276 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan (171 miles). Exact location, longitude 140.1244° East, latitude 32.3851° North, depth = 152.536 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/12/25 / 2025-12-19 12:54:20 / December 19, 2025 @ 12:54 pm. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 152.536 km (95 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Id of earthquake: us6000rvz2. Event ids that are associated: us6000rvz2. The temblor was reported at 12:54:20 / 12:54 pm (local time epicenter).

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. 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 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.

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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: 276 km SSE of Shimoda, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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