A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 100 km E of Nichinan, Japan (62 miles) on Tuesday. The temblor was picked up at 05:52:49 / 5:52 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 15.014 km (9 miles). Exact location, longitude 132.406° East, latitude 31.4537° North, depth = 15.014 km. Event id: us7000nhdq. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nhdq. Global time and date of event 01/10/24 / 2024-10-01 05:52:49 / October 1, 2024 @ 5:52 am UTC/GMT. 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. 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 twenty-five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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: 100 km E of Nichinan, Japan.
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