A light earthquake magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) strikes 50 kilometers (31 miles) from Tatsugō in Japan on Wednesday. All ids that are associated to the event: us6000pk8m. Unique identifier: us6000pk8m. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:22:02 / 7:22 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 35 km (22 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 15/01/25 / 2025-01-15 19:22:02 / January 15, 2025 @ 7:22 pm. Exact location of earthquake, 130.0366° East, 28.692° North, depth 35 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Event epicenter was 65 km (40 miles) from Naze (c. 41 400 pop). Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naze.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. 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 twenty-one earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. 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. 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: 50 km ENE of Tatsugō, Japan.
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