A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Friday, 40 kilometers (25 miles) from Tomioka in Japan. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 141.4732 East, latitude 37.3936 North, depth = 58.201 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 58.201 km (36 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 27/12/24 / 2024-12-27 19:10:07 / December 27, 2024 @ 7:10 pm UTC/GMT. Id of earthquake: us6000pfz8. Event ids that are associated: us6000pfz8. The temblor was picked up at 19:10:07 / 7:10 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquake epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Iwaki (c. 357 300 pop), 96 km (60 miles) from Kōriyama (c. 340 600 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Fukushima-shi (c. 294 200 pop), 97 km (60 miles) from Sukagawa (c. 68 800 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Kitaibaraki (c. 50 800 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Iwanuma (c. 42 400 pop), 101 km (63 miles) from Shiroishi (c. 39 500 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Takahagi, Shiroishi, Ōkawara (min 5000 pop). Close country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days thirty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. There are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world each year.
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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. 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: 40 km E of Tomioka, Japan.
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