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M4.5 Earthquake near IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

UTC time: 2025-05-31 11:28:50 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.5

Depth: 429.5 km
Source: EMSC

IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.5 earthquake was recorded near IZU ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION on May 31, 2025 at 11:28 UTC. The deep hypocenter at about 430 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by EMSC.

Details

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Magnitude

M4.5

Depth

429.5 km

UTC time

2025-05-31 11:28:50 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

emsc

Coordinates

30.46400, 138.59790

Temperature

23.2°C

Depth profile

Deep

429.5 km

Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

Izu-Torishima

Distance: 163 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Japan
Sumisujima

Distance: 176 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
Sofugan

Distance: 184 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 99 m ·Japan
Myojinsho

Distance: 202 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
Kita-Bayonnaise

Distance: 217 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
Aogashima

Distance: 248 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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