A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was reported 91 kilometers (57 miles) from Miyakojima in Japan on Saturday. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nv5v. Id of event: us7000nv5v. Exact location of event, depth 39.267 km, 126.1009° East, 25.1884° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 39.267 km (24 miles). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 30/11/24 / 2024-11-30 17:19:16 / November 30, 2024 @ 5:19 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was picked up at 17:19:16 / 5:19 pm (local time epicenter).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (57 miles) from Hirara (c. 34 400 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Hirara (min 5000 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year.
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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, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 91 km ENE of Miyakojima, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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