A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Wednesday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 20/11/24 / 2024-11-20 20:49:27 / November 20, 2024 @ 8:49 pm. Exact location, longitude 142.5502° East, latitude 24.8427° North, depth = 10 km. Id of earthquake: us7000nw67. Event ids that are associated: us7000nw67. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 20:49:27 / 8:49 pm (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days sixty-two and in the last 365 days sixty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Volcano Islands, Japan region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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