A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Saturday. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:33:35 / 12:33 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.13 km (21 miles). Global time and date of event 22/06/24 / 2024-06-22 00:33:35 / June 22, 2024 @ 12:33 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.6292 East, latitude 36.2496 North, depth = 34.13 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us7000mtvq. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000mtvq.
Event epicenter was 96 km (60 miles) from Hitachi (c. 186 300 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Kashima-shi (c. 65 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Hasaki (c. 39 200 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Funaishikawa (c. 35 300 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Takahagi (c. 33 600 pop), 94 km (58 miles) from Ōarai (c. 19 300 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Funaishikawa, Takahagi, Hitachi.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 91 km NE of Hasaki, Japan.
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