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M4.3 Earthquake near 280 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan

UTC time: 2025-02-17 13:18:47 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
353.2 km
Source
USGS

280 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan

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About this earthquake

On February 17, 2025 at 13:18 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 280 km SE of Kushimoto, Japan. At roughly 353 km, the focus was very deep, so surface shaking tends to be weaker. 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
3c68645b35f4db5f1caf3ec85e4445f0a0a182a5
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
353.2 km
UTC time
2025-02-17 13:18:47 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
31.88630, 138.10630

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 353.2 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 353.2 km
Deep
353.2 km
Why depth matters

Deep quakes are felt over very large areas but rarely cause surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kita-Bayonnaise
    Distance: 166 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Aogashima
    Distance: 168 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·Japan
  • Myojinsho
    Distance: 171 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Sumisujima
    Distance: 191 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Hachijojima
    Distance: 209 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 854 m ·Last eruption: 1606 ·Japan
  • Kurose Hole
    Distance: 224 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -114 m ·Japan

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.

Earthquake overview

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