A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) strikes 14 kilometers (9 miles) from Tateyama in Japan on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 140.0002° East, 34.9093° North, depth 48.11 km. The 5.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 09:11:45 / 9:11 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 48.11 km (30 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us600044yu. Id of event: us600044yu. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/06/19 / 2019-06-24 00:11:45 / June 24, 2019 @ 12:11 am.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Tokyo (c. 8 336 600 pop), 68 km (42 miles) from Yokohama (c. 3 574 400 pop), 73 km (45 miles) from Kawasaki (c. 1 306 800 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop), 103 km (64 miles) from Hachiōji (c. 579 400 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Funabashi (c. 560 700 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Matsudo (c. 470 300 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Asahi, Abiko, Gotemba (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 14 km SE of Tateyama, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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