A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.2 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Asahi in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us60007lgs. Id of event: us60007lgs. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 31/01/20 / 2020-01-31 16:11:21 / January 31, 2020 @ 4:11 pm. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.78 km (25 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 140.7206 East, latitude 35.6484 North, depth = 39.78 km. The temblor was reported at 01:11:21 / 1:11 am (local time epicenter).
The epicenter was 93 km (58 miles) from Tokyo (c. 8 336 600 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Yokohama (c. 3 574 400 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Kawasaki (c. 1 306 800 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Saitama (c. 1 193 400 pop), 102 km (63 miles) from Yono (c. 1 077 700 pop), 54 km (34 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop), 67 km (41 miles) from Funabashi (c. 560 700 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mooka, Tanashichō, Tateyama. Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fifty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes 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 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: 9 km SE of Asahi, Japan.
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