Significant earthquake of magnitude 5.0 reported 109 km north of Naze, Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 5.0 occurred early afternoon on Thursday, July 3rd, 2025, at 3:11 pm local time near Naze, Amami Shi, Kagoshima-ken, Japan, as reported by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at a shallow depth of 10. km. Shallow earthquakes are felt more strongly than deeper ones as they are closer to the surface. Magnitude and other quake parameters can still change in the coming hours as the agency continues to process seismic data.
A second report was later issued by the German Research Centre for Geosciences (GFZ), which listed it as a magnitude 4.9 earthquake. A third agency, the citizen-seismograph network of RaspberryShake, reported the same quake at magnitude 5.0.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Tatsugo (pop. 6,000) located 98 km from the epicenter, and Naze (pop. 41,400) 109 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Jul 3, 2025 03:11 pm (GMT +9) local time (3 Jul 2025 06:11 GMT)
Magnitude: 5.0
Depth: 10.00 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 29.33°N / 129.7°E (Kagoshima-gun, Kagoshima-ken, Japan)
Primary data source: EMSC
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