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M4.6 Earthquake near 46 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan

UTC time: 2025-04-14 22:17:25 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
70.5 km
Source
USGS

46 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan

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About this earthquake

On April 14, 2025 at 22:17 UTC, a magnitude M4.6 earthquake occurred near 46 km ESE of Nemuro, Japan. At around 70 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
59ae959e08c635f401786fb714df9444b97c0e8a
Magnitude
M4.6
Depth
70.5 km
UTC time
2025-04-14 22:17:25 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
43.12980, 146.08440

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 70.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 70.5 km
Intermediate
70.5 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

  • Tomariyama [Golovnin]
    Distance: 92 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 535 m ·Last eruption: 1848 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Raususan [Mendeleev]
    Distance: 99 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 882 m ·Last eruption: 1880 ·Japan - administered by Russia
  • Tenchozan
    Distance: 130 km ·Crater rows ·Elevation: 1'046 m ·Japan
  • Rausudake
    Distance: 131 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'660 m ·Last eruption: 1800 ·Japan
  • Mashu
    Distance: 133 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 857 m ·Last eruption: 1080 ·Japan
  • Shiretoko-Iozan
    Distance: 134 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'562 m ·Last eruption: 1936 ·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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