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M4.3 Earthquake near 5 km ESE of Hiranai, Japan

UTC time: 2025-02-15 07:48:20 UTC Local time: —
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
102.5 km
Source
USGS

5 km ESE of Hiranai, Japan

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About this earthquake

On February 15, 2025 at 07:48 UTC, a magnitude M4.3 earthquake occurred near 5 km ESE of Hiranai, Japan. At around 103 km, the focal depth places this among intermediate-depth events. Earthquakes of this magnitude are clearly felt; minor damage to vulnerable buildings is possible.

The event was recorded by USGS.

Details

ID
db2231882640b282ab0fd1a76ca3ea38044c579e
Magnitude
M4.3
Depth
102.5 km
UTC time
2025-02-15 07:48:20 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
usgs
Coordinates
40.90240, 141.01620

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 102.5 km (Intermediate) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 102.5 km
Intermediate
102.5 km
Why depth matters

Intermediate-depth quakes are felt across a wider area but usually cause less surface damage.

Depth classes per USGS

Volcanoes nearby

  • Hakkodasan
    Distance: 29 km ·Stratovolcano(es) ·Elevation: 1'584 m ·Last eruption: 1550 ·Japan
  • Osorezan
    Distance: 43 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 878 m ·Last eruption: 1787 ·Japan
  • Towada
    Distance: 45 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 1'011 m ·Last eruption: 915 ·Japan
  • Iwakisan
    Distance: 66 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'624 m ·Last eruption: 1863 ·Japan
  • Esan
    Distance: 101 km ·Lava dome(s) ·Elevation: 617 m ·Last eruption: 1874 ·Japan
  • Hachimantai
    Distance: 106 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: 1'613 m ·Last eruption: -5350 ·Japan

Radius · 50 km

Nearby infrastructure

Up to 3 nearest sites per category

Airports

  • Aomori AirportJapan · AOJ · RJSA
    33.3 kmStraight-line distance
  • Misawa Airport / Misawa Air BaseJapan · MSJ · RJSM
    37.0 kmStraight-line distance

Source: OurAirports · Dataset date: 2026-10-04

Nuclear power plants

  • Higashidori (Tohoku) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    44.6 kmStraight-line distance
  • Higashidori (Tepco) nuclear power plantJapanOut of operationReactor units at site: 1
    46.8 kmStraight-line distance

Source: Global Energy Monitor · Global Nuclear Power Tracker · Dataset date: 2026-08

This selection shows geographic proximity, not a hazard zone or confirmed impacts. Distances use recorded site coordinates. Sources & data dates

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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