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Wed, 23 Jul 2025, 13:04 | BY: EARTHQUAKEMONITOR
An earthquake of magnitude 3.7 occurred in the evening on Wednesday, July 23rd, 2025, at 9:49 pm local time near Odawara, Odawara-shi, Kanagawa, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a very shallow depth of 0. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by Japan’s National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED), which listed it as a magnitude 3.7 earthquake as well.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake was probably felt by many people in the area of the epicenter. It should not have caused significant damage, other than objects falling from shelves, broken windows, etc.
In Hakone (pop. 10,800) located 3 km from the epicenter, the quake should have been felt as light shaking.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Yugawara (pop. 23,300) located 8 km from the epicenter, Susono (pop. 51,200) 9 km away, Mishima (pop. 107,900) 12 km away, Gotemba (pop. 83,800) 14 km away, Odawara (pop. 188,500)
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