A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Thursday, 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Naka in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event id: us2000h9i1. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000h9i1. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 71.61 km (44 miles). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 03:51:10 / 3:51 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of earthquake 29/08/18 / 2018-08-29 18:51:10 / August 29, 2018 @ 6:51 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, longitude 140.1062 East, latitude 36.053 North, depth = 71.61 km.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 55 km (34 miles) from Tokyo (c. 8 336 600 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Yokohama (c. 3 574 400 pop), 69 km (43 miles) from Kawasaki (c. 1 306 800 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Saitama (c. 1 193 400 pop), 47 km (29 miles) from Yono (c. 1 077 700 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yokosuka, Chichibu, Tamamura (min 5000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days seventy-seven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 5 km W of Naka, Japan.
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