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M4.4 Earthquake near off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-01-09 15:57:11 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
Source
USGS

off the east coast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.4 earthquake was recorded near off the east coast of Honshu, Japan on January 9, 2025 at 15:57 UTC. 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 data is provided by USGS and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
a056133b58594f238a5fb6a07f25bcc4133fc189
Magnitude
M4.4
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-09 15:57:11 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
35.61250, 144.17740

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

  • Nasudake
    Distance: 413 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan
  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 415 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Takaharayama
    Distance: 420 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: -4570 ·Japan
  • Azumayama
    Distance: 423 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'949 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 428 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan
  • Zaozan [Zaosan]
    Distance: 436 km ·Complex ·Elevation: 1'841 m ·Last eruption: 1940 ·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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