A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Event id: us6000pix6. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pix6. The temblor was picked up at 16:26:18 / 4:26 pm (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 28/12/24 / 2024-12-28 16:26:18 / December 28, 2024 @ 4:26 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 142.3556° East, latitude 22.8109° North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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