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M4.5 Earthquake near 17 km ESE of Tarama, Japan

UTC time: 2025-02-04 09:12:21 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
Source
USGS

17 km ESE of Tarama, Japan

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About this earthquake

On February 4, 2025 at 09:12 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 17 km ESE of Tarama, Japan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 35 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
20c8d81b8b35cac9d555ea5d5f1d5a32bbb74197
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
35.0 km
UTC time
2025-02-04 09:12:21 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
24.62930, 124.87270

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 35 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 35 km
Shallow
35 km
Why depth matters

Shallow quakes release energy near the surface — shaking is felt more strongly and damage potential is higher.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Submarine Volcano NNE of Iriomotejima
    Distance: 96 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -200 m ·Last eruption: 1924 ·Japan
  • Kueishantao
    Distance: 296 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 361 m ·Last eruption: 1853 ·Taiwan
  • Tatun Volcanic Group
    Distance: 340 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 1'120 m ·Last eruption: 648 ·Taiwan
  • Io-Torishima
    Distance: 492 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 212 m ·Last eruption: 1968 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Tarama AirportJapan · TRA · RORT
    20.1 kmStraight-line distance
  • Shimojishima AirportJapan · SHI · RORS
    35.2 kmStraight-line distance
  • Miyako AirportJapan · MMY · ROMY
    45.9 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-05

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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