- Type:
- Earthquake
- Date:
- January 13, 2025 CE
- Location:
- 15 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan
- Magnitude:
- 6.8 Mww
- Depth:
- 39 km
- Intensity (MMI):
- 6.277
Cross-catalog records
This event is recorded in 6 separate scientific catalogs, each of which may give a different magnitude (the disagreement between catalogs is itself valuable for research):
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.8
- NOAA_SIGEQ: Mw 6.8
- USGS_COMCAT: mb 5.2
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.3
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 6.1
- USGS_COMCAT: Mww 5.5
Other earthquake records of 2025 CE
- Myanmar (Burma), Thailand · Mw 7.7 · 3,815 deaths
- Afghanistan, Kunar, Nangarhar · Mw 6 · 2,205 deaths
- China, Tibet (Xizang Province) · Mw 7.1 · 134 deaths
- Philippines, Cebu, Central Visayas · Mw 6.9 · 79 deaths
- Afghanistan, Northern · Mw 6.3 · 26 deaths
- Philippines, Mindanao · Mw 7.4 · 10 deaths
Source: U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat) · License: U.S. Public Domain (USGS) · institutional record ↗
Frequently asked questions
- When did M 6.8 - 15 km SE of Miyazaki, Japan (2025 CE) happen?
- January 13, 2025 CE.
- Where does this information come from?
- This record comes from U.S. Geological Survey, Advanced National Seismic System (ANSS) Comprehensive Catalog (ComCat); it was not hand-authored and is stored together with its source.
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