A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 86 kilometers (53 miles) from Tomioka in Japan on Thursday. Unique identifier: us6000ph4i. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ph4i. Exact location of event, depth 29.733 km, 141.9937° East, 37.2913° North. 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 29.733 km (18 miles). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 12/12/24 / 2024-12-12 09:17:22 / December 12, 2024 @ 9:17 am. The temblor was reported at 09:17:22 / 9:17 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Namie (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 90 km (56 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. 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 thirty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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: 86 km E of Tomioka, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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