M4.5 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-06-20 18:09:48 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
364.0 km
Source
GFZ

Southeast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

On June 20, 2025 at 18:09 UTC, a magnitude M4.5 earthquake occurred near Southeast of Honshu, Japan. At roughly 364 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 event was recorded by GFZ.

Details

ID
b16168a1928abaec933596dd89c9f56b21cfa1ef
Magnitude
M4.5
Depth
364.0 km
UTC time
2025-06-20 18:09:48 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
31.31000, 138.42000
Temperature
25.6°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 364 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 364 km
Deep
364 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Distance: 156 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Distance: 156 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Distance: 161 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Distance: 180 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·Japan
  • Distance: 202 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·Japan
  • Distance: 239 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 854 m ·Last eruption: 1606 ·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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