A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 32 kilometers (20 miles) from Hasaki in Japan on Wednesday. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:13:16 / 7:13 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 36.819 km (23 miles) below the earth’s surface. Id of earthquake: us7000nxwf. Event ids that are associated: us7000nxwf. Global time and date of event 27/11/24 / 2024-11-27 19:13:16 / November 27, 2024 @ 7:13 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, 141.1251° East, 35.5553° North, depth 36.819 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ryūgasaki, Chiba, Yotsukaidō (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 91 km (56 miles) from Chiba (c. 919 700 pop), 83 km (51 miles) from Sakura (c. 182 500 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Narita (c. 100 600 pop), 76 km (47 miles) from Mobara (c. 97 300 pop), 87 km (54 miles) from Yotsukaidō (c. 86 700 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Ryūgasaki (c. 85 800 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days twelve and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 32 km SE of Hasaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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