A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Sunday, 41 kilometers (25 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 was detected at 09:03:32 / 9:03 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 58.09 km (36 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us7000nqzl. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000nqzl. Exact location of event, depth 58.09 km, 141.9088° East, 38.3536° North. Global time and date of event 10/11/24 / 2024-11-10 09:03:32 / November 10, 2024 @ 9:03 am UTC/GMT.
Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ichinoseki, Sendai, Sendai-shi (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Epicenter of the event was 91 km (57 miles) from Sendai-shi (c. 1 063 100 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Sendai (c. 1 063 100 pop), 54 km (33 miles) from Ishinomaki (c. 117 200 pop), 86 km (54 miles) from Furukawa (c. 76 300 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Ichinoseki (c. 63 000 pop), 76 km (48 miles) from Shiogama (c. 59 500 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days nine and in the last 365 days thirty-four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 41 km ESE of Onagawa Chō, Japan.
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