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M4.8 Earthquake near Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-07-13 10:46:43 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
Source
GFZ

Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

On July 13, 2025 at 10:46 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Off East Coast of Honshu, Japan. 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 GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
c6169e94869e90dfccce8e95e28170a921e15af4
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
10.0 km
UTC time
2025-07-13 10:46:43 UTC
Local time
—
Country
—
Source
gfz
Coordinates
36.09000, 142.50000
Temperature
28.0°C

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: 254 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'915 m ·Last eruption: 1963 ·Japan
  • Takaharayama
    Distance: 260 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'795 m ·Last eruption: -4570 ·Japan
  • Adatarayama
    Distance: 263 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'728 m ·Last eruption: 1996 ·Japan
  • Azumayama
    Distance: 271 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'949 m ·Last eruption: 1977 ·Japan
  • Bandaisan
    Distance: 274 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'816 m ·Last eruption: 1888 ·Japan
  • Nantaisan
    Distance: 279 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 2'486 m ·Last eruption: -9540 ·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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