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M4.0 earthquake - 272 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

3419 d ago · 8 Jun 2017, 00:21 UTC 272 km ESE of ?funato, Japan

What happened

A magnitude 4 earthquake struck 272 km ESE of ?funato, Japan on 8 Jun 2017, 00:21 UTC at a depth of 10 km.

Earthquakes of this size are classed as Light. Widely felt nearby; objects may shake or fall. Significant damage is unusual. This was a shallow earthquake, which tends to be felt more strongly at the surface.

The nearest town in our records is Ōfunato, about 273 km away in Iwate, Japan.

Timeline

  1. First reported by USGS

    17 Oct 2026, 08:37 UTC

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