A earthquake with magnitude 6.8 (ml/mb) was reported 11 kilometers (7 miles) from Miyazaki in Japan on Monday. All ids that are associated to the event: at00sq10wm, pt25013000, us6000pjny. Unique identifier: us6000pjny. The epicenter was at a depth of 48.863 km (30 miles). A tsunami warning has been issued near Miyazaki in Japan (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 13/01/25 / 2025-01-13 12:19:33 / January 13, 2025 @ 12:19 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 12:19:33 / 12:19 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 131.5188° East, latitude 31.8596° North, depth = 48.863 km.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 131 km (81 miles) from Kumamoto (c. 680 400 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Kagoshima-shi (c. 555 400 pop), 11 km (7 miles) from Miyazaki-shi (c. 311 200 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Miyakonojō (c. 131 000 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Nobeoka (c. 121 900 pop), 112 km (70 miles) from Yatsushiro (c. 104 300 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 115 km (72 miles) from Satsumasendai (c. 73 100 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kokubu-matsuki (c. 57 900 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Nishinoomote, Makurazaki, Kumamoto (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 6.0 to 6.9 may cause a lot of damage in very populated areas. Each year there are an estimated 135 earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 11 km ESE of Miyazaki, Japan.
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