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Wed, 6 Aug 2025, 01:37 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR

Japan was shaken near Amagi, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, by an earthquake of magnitude 5.0 39 minutes ago, the United States Geological Survey reported.
The quake hit at a shallow depth of 10. km beneath the epicenter near Amagi, Ōshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, in the morning on Wednesday, August 6th, 2025, at 9:56 am local time. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
Our monitoring service identified a second report from The Incorporated Research Institutions for Seismology (IRIS) which listed the quake at magnitude 5.0 as well. Other agencies reporting the same quake include the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC) at magnitude 5.0, the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ) at magnitude 4.8, and the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake at magnitude 4.9.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Amagi (pop. 6,400) located 79 km from the epicenter, Wadomari (pop. 6,900) 86 km away, China (pop. 6,000) 86 km away, and Isen (pop. 6,600) 88 km away.
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Date and TimeMag
DepthDistanceLocationDetailsMap Aug 6, 03:50 am (GMT +9)

4.0

3.4 km15 km (9.5 mi) to the NW East China Sea, 98 km west of Tokuno Shima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan  I FELT IT InfoAug 5, 08:39 am (GMT +9)

4.6

10 km23 km (14 mi) to the SW East China Sea, 75 km northwest of Okinoerabujima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan  I FELT IT InfoAug 5, 07:44 am (GMT +9)

4.1

0 km15 km (9.5 mi) to the NW East China Sea, 99 km northwest of Okinoerabujima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan  I FELT IT InfoJan 7, 04:51 am (GMT +9)

4.3

3.8 km17 km (10.3 mi) to the NW East China Sea, 98 km northwest of Tokuno Shima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan InfoDec 30, 2024 06:20 pm (GMT +9)

4.4

10 km7.4 km (4.6 mi) to the NWEast China Sea, 91 km northwest of Okinoerabujima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan InfoMar 3, 2024 08:09 am (GMT +9)

4.8

165 km90 km (56 mi) to the N East China Sea, 132 km west of Naze, Kagoshima-ken, Japan 1 reportInfoMar 26, 2022 11:50 am (GMT +9)

4.9

10 km93 km (58 mi) to the NE East China Sea, 93 km northwest of Naze, Kagoshima-ken, Japan InfoJan 7, 2022 07:24 am (GMT +9)

4.9

40 km79 km (49 mi) to the SE East China Sea, 6.9 km north of Okinoerabujima Island, Kagoshima-ken, Japan InfoJun 14, 2020 12:51 am (GMT +9)

6.5

159 km102 km (63 mi) to the N East China Sea, 136 km northwest of Naze, Kagoshima-ken, Japan 133 reportsInfoMay 23, 2020 04:33 am (GMT +9)

4.9

42 km73 km (45 mi) to the S East China Sea, Kagoshima-ken, 92

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