M4.7 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-05-31 11:28:48 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
419.0 km
Source
GFZ

Southeast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

On May 31, 2025 at 11:28 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near Southeast of Honshu, Japan. At roughly 419 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
5788c94d2520766706264c86b352358e6cc44813
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
419.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-31 11:28:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
30.30000, 138.81000
Temperature
23.1°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 419 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 419 km
Deep
419 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Japan
  • Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 99 m ·Japan
  • Distance: 173 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Distance: 206 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Distance: 223 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Distance: 256 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·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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