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M4.7 Earthquake near Bonin Islands, Japan region

UTC time: 2025-09-04 10:06:05 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
393.0 km
Source
USGS

Bonin Islands, Japan region

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About this earthquake

On September 4, 2025 at 10:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.7 earthquake occurred near Bonin Islands, Japan region. At roughly 393 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 USGS.

Details

ID
d63be1854a2723b729ce92fe9087d035e5054915
Magnitude
M4.7
Depth
393.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-04 10:06:05 UTC
Local time
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Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
26.57560, 140.50580
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 393 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 393 km
Deep
393 km
Why depth matters

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

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Kaikata Seamount
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -165 m ·Japan
  • Kaitoku Seamount
    Distance: 78 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -95 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Nishinoshima
    Distance: 83 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 160 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Doyo Seamount
    Distance: 126 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -590 m ·Japan
  • Funka Asane
    Distance: 145 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Japan
  • Mokuyo Seamount
    Distance: 195 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -933 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.

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