M4.9 Earthquake near Southeast of Honshu, Japan

UTC time: 2025-09-13 00:17:54 UTC Local time: —

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth: 10.0 km
Source: USP

Southeast of Honshu, Japan

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About this earthquake

A magnitude M4.9 earthquake was recorded near Southeast of Honshu, Japan on September 13, 2025 at 00:17 UTC. With a focal depth of about 10 km, this was a shallow earthquake, whose shaking is usually felt more strongly at the surface. Tremors of this size are distinctly felt and can occasionally cause light damage.

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

Details

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Magnitude

M4.9

Depth

10.0 km

UTC time

2025-09-13 00:17:54 UTC

Local time

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Country

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Source

usp

Coordinates

32.93611, 142.00156

Depth profile

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

Hachijojima

Distance: 210 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 854 m ·Last eruption: 1606 ·Japan
Aogashima

Distance: 216 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 423 m ·Last eruption: 1785 ·Japan
Kita-Bayonnaise

Distance: 222 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -360 m ·Japan
Kurose Hole

Distance: 222 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: -114 m ·Japan
Myojinsho

Distance: 228 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 11 m ·Last eruption: 1970 ·Japan
Mikurajima

Distance: 246 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 851 m ·Last eruption: -4100 ·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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