A light earthquake magnitude 4.7 (ml/mb) has occurred on Saturday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Yonakuni in Japan. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000pkza. Id of event: us6000pkza. The temblor was detected at 18:55:03 / 6:55 pm (local time epicenter). Exact location of earthquake, 123.5159° East, 24.9996° North, depth 10 km. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 18:55:03 / January 18, 2025 @ 6:55 pm.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/villages to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ishigaki (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 97 km (61 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been seven, in the last 10 days seven, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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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: 78 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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