A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 4 kilometers (2 miles) from Honchō in Japan on Monday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000p02e. Id of event: us6000p02e. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 21/10/24 / 2024-10-21 14:11:32 / October 21, 2024 @ 2:11 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.6-magnitude earthquake was detected at 14:11:32 / 2:11 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 117.705 km, 143.6458° East, 42.7664° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 117.705 km (73 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Kushiro, Otofuke, Obihiro (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 64 km (40 miles) from Kushiro (c. 183 600 pop), 40 km (25 miles) from Obihiro (c. 173 900 pop), 44 km (27 miles) from Otofuke (c. 40 900 pop).
Each 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. 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 eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 4 km S of Honchō, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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