A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 70 kilometers (43 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 07/06/24 / 2024-06-07 12:35:23 / June 7, 2024 @ 12:35 pm. Exact location, longitude 142.2455° East, latitude 38.5424° North, depth = 60.869 km. The temblor was detected at 12:35:23 / 12:35 pm (local time epicenter). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000mqxl. Id of event: us7000mqxl. 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 60.869 km (38 miles).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ōtsuchi, Yamoto, Kamaishi. The epicenter was 83 km (52 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 75 km (46 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 91 km (56 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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