A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was reported 97 kilometers (60 miles) from Nago in Japan on Wednesday. Exact time and date of earthquake 15/04/20 / 2020-04-15 07:28:04 / April 15, 2020 @ 7:28 am UTC/GMT. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:28:04 / 4:28 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us70008wkm. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us70008wkm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.8797 East, latitude 26.2603 North, depth = 10 km.
Event epicenter was 102 km (63 miles) from Gushikawa (c. 65 300 pop), 97 km (61 miles) from Nago (c. 59 600 pop), 101 km (62 miles) from Katsuren-haebaru (c. 34 200 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Gushikawa, Katsuren-haebaru, Nago. Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate 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: 97 km ESE of Nago, Japan.
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