A light earthquake magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 251 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan (156 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 27/09/25 / 2025-09-27 13:37:18 / September 27, 2025 @ 1:37 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 13:37:18 / 1:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location, longitude 144.1882° East, latitude 37.7661° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us6000rdbz. Event ids that are associated: us6000rdbz.

Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.

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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: 251 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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