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M4.8 Earthquake near Bonin Islands, Japan Region

UTC time: 2025-09-04 10:06:04 UTC Local time: —
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Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
376.0 km
Source
GFZ

Bonin Islands, Japan Region

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About this earthquake

On September 4, 2025 at 10:06 UTC, a magnitude M4.8 earthquake occurred near Bonin Islands, Japan Region. At roughly 376 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 data is provided by GFZ and cross-checked across seismological networks.

Details

ID
f97fb6a2961540812399ca9cc8bc466b73b395c7
Magnitude
M4.8
Depth
376.0 km
UTC time
2025-09-04 10:06:04 UTC
Local time
—
Country
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Source
gfz
Coordinates
26.49000, 140.47000
Temperature
29.0°C

Depth profile

Depth profile Depth: 376 km (Deep) Surface Shallow Intermediate Deep 0 km 70 km 300 km 700 km 376 km
Deep
376 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: 50 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -165 m ·Japan
  • Kaitoku Seamount
    Distance: 75 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -95 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Nishinoshima
    Distance: 93 km ·Caldera ·Elevation: 160 m ·Last eruption: 2023 ·Japan
  • Doyo Seamount
    Distance: 136 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -590 m ·Japan
  • Funka Asane
    Distance: 138 km ·Stratovolcano ·Elevation: -20 m ·Last eruption: 2022 ·Japan
  • Mokuyo Seamount
    Distance: 205 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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