A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 72 kilometers (45 miles) from Mutsu in Japan on Wednesday. Global time and date of event 23/10/24 / 2024-10-23 08:11:17 / October 23, 2024 @ 8:11 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nmku. Id of event: us7000nmku. Exact location of event, depth 66.635 km, 142.0682° East, 41.4128° North. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 66.635 km (41 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 08:11:17 / 8:11 am (local time epicenter).
Event epicenter was 72 km (45 miles) from Mutsu (c. 49 200 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Mutsu. Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
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 two and in the last 365 days seventeen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage at your home, city 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: 72 km E of Mutsu, Japan.
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