A light earthquake magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) strikes 80 kilometers (50 miles) from Yonakuni in Japan on Saturday. Unique identifier: us6000pkz0. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkz0. The temblor was reported at 18:27:09 / 6:27 pm (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 18:27:09 / January 18, 2025 @ 6:27 pm UTC/GMT. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 123.5449 East, latitude 24.998 North, depth = 10 km. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishigaki (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the event was 95 km (59 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days six, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 80 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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