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M4.3 Earthquake near Izu Islands, Japan region

UTC time: 2025-12-26 08:03:01 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
436.5 km
Source
USGS

Izu Islands, Japan region

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About this earthquake

On December 26, 2025 at 08:03 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near Izu Islands, Japan region. At roughly 437 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 USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
7fa3ae7fd0608efea2dc57b7c90d0b4fc0ad8d12
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
436.5 km
UTC time
2025-12-26 08:03:01 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
30.34920, 138.42500
Temperature
14.2°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 436.5 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 436.5 km
Deep
436.5 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: 181 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Japan
  • Sofugan
    Distance: 195 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 99 m ·Japan
  • Sumisujima
    Distance: 197 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Myojinsho
    Distance: 222 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Kita-Bayonnaise
    Distance: 237 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Aogashima
    Distance: 266 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.

Earthquake overview

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