A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Monday, 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Namie in Japan. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 02:37:25 / 2:37 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.8868 East, latitude 37.576 North, depth = 42.74 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000d7q4. Id of event: us2000d7q4. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 25/02/18 / 2018-02-25 17:37:25 / February 25, 2018 @ 5:37 pm. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 42.74 km (27 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 79 km (49 miles) from Namie (c. 21 900 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Namie.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days seventy-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 79 km E of Namie, Japan.
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