A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5 (ml/mb) was detected on Saturday, 69 kilometers (43 miles) from Yonakuni in Japan. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 123.4562° East, 24.9402° North. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 18/01/25 / 2025-01-18 19:44:17 / January 18, 2025 @ 7:44 pm. Unique identifier: us6000pkzg. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pkzg. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. The 5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 19:44:17 / 7:44 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Ishigaki (c. 44 800 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishigaki.
Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. In the past 24 hours, there have been five, in the last 10 days five, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days fourteen earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 69 km NE of Yonakuni, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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