A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 62 kilometers (39 miles) from Onagawa Chō in Japan. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.3-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:03:17 / 7:03 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter was at a depth of 64.697 km (40 miles). Unique identifier: us7000nqen. Ids that are associated to the event: us7000nqen. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.1667 East, latitude 38.4156 North, depth = 64.697 km. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/10/24 / 2024-10-18 07:03:17 / October 18, 2024 @ 7:03 am UTC/GMT.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Wakuya, Yamoto, Ōfunato. Earthquake epicenter was 76 km (47 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Ōfunato (c. 35 400 pop), 83 km (52 miles) from Yamoto (c. 32 000 pop), 91 km (57 miles) from Wakuya (c. 18 300 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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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: 62 km E of Onagawa Chō, Japan.
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