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M4.4 Earthquake near 40 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan

UTC time: 2025-01-17 11:33:00 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
54.6 km
Source
USGS

40 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near 40 km ESE of Takanabe, Japan on January 17, 2025 at 11:33 UTC. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 55 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
3532da28814a97bb905a550602130d59c5bb08ac
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
54.6 km
UTC time
2025-01-17 11:33:00 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
31.98900, 131.89500

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 54.6 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 54.6 km
Shallow
54.6 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

  • Kirishimayama
    Distance: 98 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 1'700 m ·Last eruption: 2025 ·Japan
  • Asosan Activity reported
    Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'592 m ·Last eruption: 2021 ·Japan
  • Yonemaru-Sumiyoshiike
    Distance: 125 km ·Maar(s) ·Elevation: 40 m ·Last eruption: -6200 ·Japan
  • Aira Activity reported
    Distance: 125 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'117 m ·Last eruption: 2026 ·Japan
  • Kujusan
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'791 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Yufu-Tsurumi
    Distance: 151 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Last eruption: 867 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Miyazaki AirportJapan · KMI · RJFM
    43.9 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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