A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 49 kilometers (30 miles) from Nemuro in Japan. The 4.8-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:07:30 / 10:07 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 53.954 km (34 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 19/04/24 / 2024-04-19 22:07:30 / April 19, 2024 @ 10:07 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us7000mdbe. Event ids that are associated: us7000mdbe. Exact location, longitude 146.1751° East, latitude 43.3924° North, depth = 53.954 km.
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). The epicenter was 49 km (31 miles) from Nemuro (c. 31 200 pop), 89 km (55 miles) from Shibetsu (c. 21 700 pop), 75 km (47 miles) from Yuzhno-Kuril’sk (c. 6 500 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Shibetsu, Yuzhno-Kuril’sk, Nemuro.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 49 km E of Nemuro, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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