A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 73 kilometers (45 miles) from Hirara in Japan on Wednesday. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The temblor was picked up at 09:35:28 / 9:35 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us700058tw. Event ids that are associated: us700058tw. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 125.25 East, latitude 24.1361 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 21/08/19 / 2019-08-21 01:35:28 / August 21, 2019 @ 1:35 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 74 km (46 miles) from Hirara (c. 34 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hirara (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity 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: 73 km S of Hirara, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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