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M4.2 Earthquake near 8 km S of Towada, Japan

UTC time: 2025-02-18 19:36:08 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
91.3 km
Source
USGS

8 km S of Towada, Japan

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About this earthquake

On February 18, 2025 at 19:36 UTC, a magnitude M4.2 earthquake occurred near 8 km S of Towada, Japan. The earthquake originated at an intermediate depth of about 91 km. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

The data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
6f8ac4a990ce88836df77cfc855d54b90b760e67
Magnitude
M4.2
Depth
91.3 km
UTC time
2025-02-18 19:36:08 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
40.54810, 141.21720

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 91.3 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 91.3 km
Intermediate
91.3 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

  • Towada
    Distance: 29 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'011 m ·Last eruption: 915 ·Japan
  • Hakkodasan
    Distance: 31 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'584 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Japan
  • Hachimantai
    Distance: 72 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'613 m ·Last eruption: -5350 ·Japan
  • Akita-Yakeyama
    Distance: 76 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'366 m ·Last eruption: 1997 ·Japan
  • Iwakisan
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'624 m ·Last eruption: 1863 ·Japan
  • Iwatesan Activity reported
    Distance: 79 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 2'038 m ·Last eruption: 1919 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

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Airports

  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseJapan · MSJ · RJSM
    21.4 kmStraight-line distance
  • Aomori AirportJapan · AOJ · RJSA
    49.1 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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