A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was reported 23 kilometers (14 miles) from Nishinoomote in Japan on Tuesday. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 45.285 km (28 miles). The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:18:05 / 8:18 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000qa28. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000qa28. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 45.285 km, 131.0842° East, 30.5338° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 01/07/25 / 2025-07-01 20:18:05 / July 1, 2025 @ 8:18 pm UTC/GMT.
Epicenter of the event was 97 km (60 miles) from Kanoya (c. 82 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ibusuki (c. 29 700 pop), 24 km (15 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kanoya, Ibusuki, Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 23 km SSE of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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