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M4.5 Earthquake near 6 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan

UTC time: 2025-03-20 09:15:40 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
176.2 km
Source
USGS

6 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan

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About this earthquake

On March 20, 2025 at 09:15 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 6 km SSW of Ojiya, Japan. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 176 km. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
09bd2681550680ba1d98f3839c22d93a47cc415c
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
176.2 km
UTC time
2025-03-20 09:15:40 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
37.24660, 138.78220

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 176.2 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 176.2 km
Intermediate
176.2 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hiuchigatake
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'356 m ·Last eruption: 1544 ·Japan
  • Shiga
    Distance: 66 km ·Shield(s) ·Elevation: 2'041 m ·Japan
  • Myokosan
    Distance: 71 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'454 m ·Last eruption: -750 ·Japan
  • Nikko-Shiranesan
    Distance: 72 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 2'578 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Japan
  • Numazawa
    Distance: 73 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 835 m ·Last eruption: -3400 ·Japan
  • Kusatsu-Shiranesan
    Distance: 73 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 2'165 m ·Last eruption: 2018 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Nuclear power plants

  • Kashiwazaki Kariwa nuclear power plantJapanUnder construction · Out of operation · Operating at dataset dateReactor units at site: 7
    26.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

No unambiguous area assignment

Context for this earthquake

This event has no unambiguous country assignment in the analysed catalogue. It is therefore not assigned to a regional profile.

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