A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) strikes 79 kilometers (49 miles) from Miyakojima in Japan on Friday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/09/24 / 2024-09-27 22:09:54 / September 27, 2024 @ 10:09 pm UTC/GMT. The 4.3-magnitude earthquake was detected at 22:09:54 / 10:09 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 125.1869° East, 24.0793° North, depth 26.383 km. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000nzki. Id of event: us6000nzki. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 26.383 km (16 miles).
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Earthquake epicenter was 81 km (51 miles) from Hirara (c. 34 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Hirara (min 5000 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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 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: 79 km S of Miyakojima, Japan.
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