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M4.9 Earthquake near Eastern Honshu, Japan (Japan)

UTC time: 2025-05-13 01:37:04 UTC Local time: —
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About this earthquake

On May 13, 2025 at 01:37 UTC, a magnitude M4.9 earthquake occurred near Eastern Honshu, Japan (Japan). At around 95 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks. Japan: over the past 24 hours, QuakeMap24 logged 2 earthquakes, the strongest at M3.9.

Details

ID
af1ec65fd5bdca2afab2738cd60595ddedc099c9
Magnitude
M4.9
Depth
95.0 km
UTC time
2025-05-13 01:37:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
Japan
City
yu chuan cun
Source
gfz
Coordinates
37.20000, 140.44000
Temperature
20.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 95 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 95 km
Intermediate
95 km
95 km — deeper than the regional average (33.2 km)
Regional average: 33.2 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

  • Nasudake
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan
  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 52 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 55 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan
  • Azumayama
    Distance: 62 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'949 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Japan
  • Takaharayama
    Distance: 68 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: -4570 ·Japan
  • Numazawa
    Distance: 82 km ·Shield ·Elevation: 835 m ·Last eruption: -3400 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

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Airports

  • Fukushima AirportJapan · FKS · RJSF
    3.1 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

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Context for this earthquake

04 Oct 2025 – 04 Oct 2026 · M ≥ 3.0 · 969 Catalogue entries

Sufficiently reliable matching data are not currently available for a direct comparison. The area profile shows the available records and their limitations.

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