A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Hakui in Japan. All ids that are associated to the event: us7000nv16. Unique identifier: us7000nv16. The temblor was reported at 00:52:29 / 12:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 30/11/24 / 2024-11-30 00:52:29 / November 30, 2024 @ 12:52 am. Exact location of earthquake, 136.4226° East, 37.0236° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
The epicenter was 51 km (32 miles) from Kanazawa-shi (c. 458 900 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Toyama-shi (c. 325 500 pop), 61 km (38 miles) from Takaoka (c. 170 100 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Komatsu (c. 109 000 pop), 58 km (36 miles) from Matsutō (c. 68 200 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Nanto-shi (c. 55 300 pop), 53 km (33 miles) from Himi (c. 54 500 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Maruoka, Nyūzen, Mikuni.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 35 km WNW of Hakui, Japan.
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