A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 2 kilometers (1 miles) from Inba in Japan on Sunday. Exact location of event, longitude 140.1841 East, latitude 35.7574 North, depth = 64.223 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 16/06/24 / 2024-06-16 10:16:35 / June 16, 2024 @ 10:16 am. The epicenter was at a depth of 64.223 km (40 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000mssq. Unique identifier: us7000mssq. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:16:35 / 10:16 am (local time epicenter).
Epicenter of the event was 45 km (28 miles) from Tokyo (c. 8 336 600 pop), 60 km (37 miles) from Yokohama (c. 3 574 400 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Kawasaki (c. 1 306 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Saitama (c. 1 193 400 pop), 52 km (32 miles) from Yono (c. 1 077 700 pop), 18 km (11 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop), 78 km (49 miles) from Hachiōji (c. 579 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ōta, Fukayachō, Ōiso (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 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 seven and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 2 km SW of Inba, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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