A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 3 kilometers (2 miles) from Naka in Japan. Id of earthquake: us20003mkw. Event ids that are associated: us20003mkw. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 05:55:14 / 5:55 am (local time epicenter). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 21/09/15 / 2015-09-21 20:55:14 / September 21, 2015 @ 8:55 pm. 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 65 km (40 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, 140.1266° East, 36.0385° North, depth 65 km.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 55 km (34 miles) from Tokyo (c. 8 336 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Yokohama (c. 3 574 400 pop), 68 km (43 miles) from Kawasaki (c. 1 306 800 pop), 45 km (28 miles) from Saitama (c. 1 193 400 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Yono (c. 1 077 700 pop), 48 km (30 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Chichibu, Yokosuka, Ōtawara.
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 two, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. 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: 3 km WSW of Naka, Japan.
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