A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 125 km E of Yamada, Japan (78 miles). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 04/08/24 / 2024-08-04 07:14:36 / August 4, 2024 @ 7:14 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.4102 East, latitude 39.5282 North, depth = 23.856 km. The temblor was picked up at 07:14:36 / 7:14 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 23.856 km (15 miles). Unique identifier: us6000ni0s. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ni0s.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days nine, in the past 30 days eleven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage 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: 125 km E of Yamada, Japan.
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