A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 118 km E of Yamada, Japan (73 miles). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.192 km (22 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000rm7r. Event ids that are associated: us6000rm7r. The temblor was picked up at 02:36:12 / 2:36 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, 143.3251° East, 39.4454° North, depth 35.192 km. Global time and date of event 08/11/25 / 2025-11-08 02:36:12 / November 8, 2025 @ 2:36 am UTC/GMT.

Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.

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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 118 km E of Yamada, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.

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