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M5.6 Earthquake near Izu Islands, Japan region

UTC time: 2025-01-07 08:31:30 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
358.0 km
Source
USGS

Izu Islands, Japan region

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M5.6 Earthquake near Izu Islands, Japan region · 2025-01-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter
M5.6 Earthquake near Izu Islands, Japan region · 2025-01-07 — Map showing the location of the epicenter

About this earthquake

On January 7, 2025 at 08:31 UTC, a magnitude M5.6 earthquake occurred near Izu Islands, Japan region. The deep hypocenter at about 358 km dampens the shaking felt at the surface. Earthquakes of this magnitude can damage poorly built structures.

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

Details

ID
c26192924f354c0db343bd9b0dc692903c96b14e
Magnitude
M5.6
Depth
358.0 km
UTC time
2025-01-07 08:31:30 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
usgs
Coordinates
31.61940, 138.42890

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 358 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 358 km
Deep
358 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Nearby population centers

Distances are straight-line distances from the epicenter. Population data: GeoNames.

PlaceDistanceDirectionPopulation
Kushimoto322.4 kmNW16'243
Iwata346.8 kmN166'672
Hamamatsu348.6 kmN791'707

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Volcanoes nearby

  • Myojinsho
    Distance: 144 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
  • Kita-Bayonnaise
    Distance: 144 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
  • Sumisujima
    Distance: 155 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 136 m ·Last eruption: 1916 ·Japan
  • Aogashima
    Distance: 156 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·Japan
  • Hachijojima
    Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 854 m ·Last eruption: 1606 ·Japan
  • Izu-Torishima
    Distance: 219 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 394 m ·Last eruption: 2002 ·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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