A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Koshima in Japan on Monday. Exact location, longitude 131.0184° East, latitude 30.0623° North, depth = 35.385 km. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 11:52:53 / 11:52 am (local time epicenter). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 14/10/24 / 2024-10-14 11:52:53 / October 14, 2024 @ 11:52 am. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000nyk6. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000nyk6. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 35.385 km (22 miles).
Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Nishinoomote. Epicenter of the earthquake was 75 km (46 miles) from Nishinoomote (c. 17 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days three and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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Did objects rattle, topple over, or fall off shelves? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, country and city. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 50 km ESE of Koshima, Japan.
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