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M4.5 Earthquake near 6 km ESE of Maebashi, Japan

UTC time: 2025-03-03 03:50:59 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
148.5 km
Source
USGS

6 km ESE of Maebashi, Japan

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About this earthquake

On March 3, 2025 at 03:50 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near 6 km ESE of Maebashi, Japan. At around 148 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
530ca00f770dbeda86470ab45741b50dd25caeee
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
148.5 km
UTC time
2025-03-03 03:50:59 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
36.38610, 139.15000

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 148.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 148.5 km
Intermediate
148.5 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

  • Akagisan
    Distance: 20 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'828 m ·Japan
  • Harunasan
    Distance: 29 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'449 m ·Last eruption: 550 ·Japan
  • Nikko-Shiranesan
    Distance: 50 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 2'578 m ·Last eruption: 1952 ·Japan
  • Nantaisan
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'486 m ·Last eruption: -9540 ·Japan
  • Omanago Group
    Distance: 55 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 2'341 m ·Last eruption: -3050 ·Japan
  • Asamayama
    Distance: 56 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'568 m ·Last eruption: 2019 ·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.

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