A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Iwaki in Japan. Exact time and date of earthquake 20/07/24 / 2024-07-20 11:15:50 / July 20, 2024 @ 11:15 am UTC/GMT. Exact location, longitude 141.5659° East, latitude 36.7002° North, depth = 24.817 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 24.817 km (15 miles). All ids that are associated to the event: us7000n0gi. Unique identifier: us7000n0gi. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:15:50 / 11:15 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Epicenter of the earthquake was 72 km (45 miles) from Iwaki (c. 357 300 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Hitachi (c. 186 300 pop), 98 km (61 miles) from Hitachi-Naka (c. 156 800 pop), 99 km (61 miles) from Katsuta (c. 156 000 pop), 73 km (46 miles) from Kitaibaraki (c. 50 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Funaishikawa (c. 35 300 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Takahagi (c. 33 600 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Namie, Katsuta, Hitachi-Naka (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days eighteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 72 km ESE of Iwaki, Japan.
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