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M4.9 Earthquake near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-06-02 02:31:16 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

On June 2, 2025 at 02:31 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Near East Coast of Honshu, Japan. The hypocenter lay relatively close to the surface at around 10 km, increasing how strongly it was felt. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
5dccfbaacc40945556b1cfaf668e68e0e2d305e7
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-02 02:31:16 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
38.41000, 142.46000
Temperature
15.9°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 10 km (Shallow) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 10 km
Shallow
10 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

  • Naruko
    Distance: 154 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 470 m ·Last eruption: 837 ·Japan
  • Kurikomayama
    Distance: 158 km ·Stratovolcano ·Last eruption: 1950 ·Japan
  • Zaozan [Zaosan]
    Distance: 179 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'841 m ·Last eruption: 1940 ·Japan
  • Hijiori
    Distance: 201 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 552 m ·Japan
  • Iwatesan Activity reported
    Distance: 204 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'038 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Japan
  • Akita-Komagatake
    Distance: 208 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'637 m ·Last eruption: 1971 ·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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