A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 22:58:47 / 10:58 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 28.474 km (18 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us6000n1aq. Event ids that are associated: us6000n1aq. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/05/24 / 2024-05-20 22:58:47 / May 20, 2024 @ 10:58 pm. Exact location, longitude 143.7174° East, latitude 23.395° North, depth = 28.474 km.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days twelve, in the past 30 days fifteen and in the last 365 days sixteen 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: Volcano Islands, Japan region. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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