Earthquake · Reviewed by USGS

M4.4 earthquake 138 km SSE of Itoman, Japan

A magnitude 4.4 earthquake struck 138 km SSE of Itoman, Japan at Dec 20, 2024, 11:16 UTC, at a depth of 10 km. The epicentre was 135 km (84 mi) SSE of Yaese.

Details

Magnitude	4.4 mb
Time	Dec 20, 2024, 11:16 UTC
Depth	10.0 km
Coordinates	25.068, 128.399
Felt reports	0
Tsunami flag	None
Source	USGS event page

Fig. 1The epicentre and other earthquakes within 100 km, since the day before

01 — Nearby

Nearest cities

02 — Around it

Other earthquakes within 100 km

Other earthquakes within 100 km since the day before this event
Magnitude	Location	Distance	Depth	Time
4.6	130 km SE of Itoman, Japan	22 km / 13 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 30, 21:11 UTC
4.1	135 km SE of Itoman, Japan	20 km / 12 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 30, 17:59 UTC
4.4	145 km S of Itoman, Japan	66 km / 41 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 15, 06:58 UTC
4.1	142 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	42 km / 26 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 4, 05:49 UTC
4.4	78 km S of Itoman, Japan	97 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 13, 21:57 UTC
4.4	123 km S of Itoman, Japan	51 km / 32 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 19, 19:41 UTC
4.9	121 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	39 km / 24 mi	depth 10 km	Jun 19, 19:36 UTC
4.4	131 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	37 km / 23 mi	depth 10 km	Apr 22, 23:13 UTC
4.7	74 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	99 km / 62 mi	depth 10 km	Apr 7, 20:28 UTC
4.5	78 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	98 km / 61 mi	depth 10 km	Apr 7, 20:05 UTC
4.4	136 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	26 km / 16 mi	depth 10 km	Feb 23, 15:04 UTC
4.3	128 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	48 km / 30 mi	depth 10 km	Feb 23, 06:57 UTC
5.5	95 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	80 km / 50 mi	depth 10 km	Feb 12, 21:48 UTC
4.5	73 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	97 km / 60 mi	depth 10 km	Nov 19, 17:17 UTC
4.3	77 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	93 km / 58 mi	depth 10 km	Sep 10, 12:15 UTC
4.3	63 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	75 km / 47 mi	depth 13 km	Sep 6, 22:12 UTC
4.1	154 km SE of Itoman, Japan	26 km / 16 mi	depth 10 km	Aug 9, 17:54 UTC
4.2	150 km S of Itoman, Japan	65 km / 41 mi	depth 10 km	Jul 4, 03:54 UTC
4.2	60 km ESE of Yonabaru, Japan	95 km / 59 mi	depth 10 km	May 4, 06:20 UTC
4.5	68 km SE of Katsuren-haebaru, Japan	99 km / 61 mi	depth 10 km	May 4, 04:54 UTC
4.4	80 km S of Itoman, Japan	91 km / 57 mi	depth 10 km	Mar 31, 11:27 UTC
4.2	139 km SSE of Itoman, Japan	3 km / 2 mi	depth 10 km	Dec 23, 13:07 UTC

USGS can revise magnitude and location after the first report. See magnitude vs intensity and aftershocks.