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M4.6 Earthquake near 33 km SSW of Ōfunato, Japan

UTC time: 2025-01-20 18:14:37 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
76.4 km
Source
USGS

33 km SSW of Ōfunato, Japan

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About this earthquake

On January 20, 2025 at 18:14 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 33 km SSW of Ōfunato, Japan. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 76 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
201f75c2271d84a973fdc78a25b107662ec558fa
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
76.4 km
UTC time
2025-01-20 18:14:37 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
38.81310, 141.51970

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 76.4 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 76.4 km
Intermediate
76.4 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

  • Kurikomayama
    Distance: 65 km ·Stratovolcano ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Japan
  • Naruko
    Distance: 69 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 470 m ·Last eruption: 837 ·Japan
  • Zaozan [Zaosan]
    Distance: 120 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'841 m ·Last eruption: 1940 ·Japan
  • Hijiori
    Distance: 120 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 552 m ·Japan
  • Akita-Komagatake
    Distance: 122 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'637 m ·Last eruption: 1971 ·Japan
  • Iwatesan Activity reported
    Distance: 124 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'038 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Nuclear power plants

  • Onagawa nuclear power plantJapanOut of operation · Operating at dataset date · Permanently shut downReactor units at site: 3
    46.1 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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