A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:06:49 / 7:06 am (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nz29. Id of event: us6000nz29. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.0253 East, latitude 37.9089 North, depth = 56.84 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 24/09/24 / 2024-09-24 07:06:49 / September 24, 2024 @ 7:06 am. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 56.84 km (35 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 85 km (53 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Yamoto, Ishinomaki.
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days thirty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 78 km SE of Onagawa Chō, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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