A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 55 kilometers (34 miles) from Yonakuni in Japan on Wednesday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000pw5z. Id of event: us7000pw5z. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.4001 East, latitude 24.1201 North, depth = 35.415 km. The temblor was detected at 09:10:37 / 9:10 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35.415 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/04/25 / 2025-04-16 09:10:37 / April 16, 2025 @ 9:10 am.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishigaki (min 5000 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 81 km (50 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been four, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: 55 km SE of Yonakuni, Japan.
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