A light earthquake with magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) was reported 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Sunday. Exact location of earthquake, 142.5128° East, 40.2034° North, depth 60 km. The temblor was reported at 10:52:11 / 10:52 am (local time epicenter). 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 60 km (37 miles) below the earth’s surface. Unique identifier: us70006zmz. Ids that are associated to the event: us70006zmz. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 29/12/19 / 2019-12-29 00:52:11 / December 29, 2019 @ 12:52 am.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the earthquake was 92 km (57 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop), 79 km (49 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hachinohe, Miyako (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 quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 79 km NE of Miyako, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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