A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 62 km SSE of Koshima, Japan (39 miles) on Tuesday. Global time and date of event 24/09/24 / 2024-09-24 00:38:04 / September 24, 2024 @ 12:38 am UTC/GMT. The temblor was picked up at 00:38:04 / 12:38 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, longitude 130.6911 East, latitude 29.6915 North, depth = 37.743 km. Unique identifier: us6000ntzs. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000ntzs. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 37.743 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface.
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 one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby.
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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home 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: 62 km SSE of Koshima, Japan.
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