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M4.3 Earthquake near BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

UTC time: 2025-08-08 02:02:29 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
445.4 km
Source
EMSC

BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION

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About this earthquake

On August 8, 2025 at 02:02 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near BONIN ISLANDS, JAPAN REGION. The deep hypocenter at about 445 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

ID
b61e96093c9a51e4438c3233cbd0f5198c3ab5e2
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
445.4 km
UTC time
2025-08-08 02:02:29 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
emsc
Coordinates
27.07710, 140.25200
Temperature
28.5°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 445.4 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 445.4 km
Deep
445.4 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Nishinoshima
    Distance: 65 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 160 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Kaikata Seamount
    Distance: 81 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -165 m ·Japan
  • Doyo Seamount
    Distance: 86 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -590 m ·Japan
  • Kaitoku Seamount
    Distance: 135 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -95 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Mokuyo Seamount
    Distance: 143 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -933 m ·Japan
  • Suiyo Seamount
    Distance: 171 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -991 m ·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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