A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) strikes 9 kilometers (6 miles) from Yudomari in Japan on Friday. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/07/20 / 2020-07-24 01:36:09 / July 24, 2020 @ 1:36 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 01:36:09 / 1:36 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000b66j. Event ids that are associated: us6000b66j. Exact location of event, depth 97.57 km, 130.407° East, 30.1769° North. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 97.57 km (61 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote (min 5000 pop). The epicenter was 84 km (52 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 9 km SW of Yudomari, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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