A light earthquake with magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, Izu Islands, Japan region (0 miles). Exact location of event, longitude 142.443 East, latitude 31.9827 North, depth = 10 km. Unique identifier: us6000njv7. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000njv7. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 13/08/24 / 2024-08-13 17:37:18 / August 13, 2024 @ 5:37 pm. The 4.7-magnitude earthquake was detected at 17:37:18 / 5:37 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 one and in the last 365 days two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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. The information in this article comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, detected near: Izu Islands, Japan region.
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