A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Sunday, 35 kilometers (22 miles) from Miyako in Japan. 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: 05/01/25 / 2025-01-05 00:17:09 / January 5, 2025 @ 12:17 am. Id of earthquake: us6000phx1. Event ids that are associated: us6000phx1. The temblor was detected at 00:17:09 / 12:17 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 34.359 km (21 miles). Exact location of earthquake, longitude 142.264 East, latitude 39.8476 North, depth = 34.359 km.
Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ichinohe, Tōno, Kamaishi (min 5000 pop). Event epicenter was 36 km (22 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 72 km (45 miles) from Kamaishi (c. 43 100 pop), 86 km (53 miles) from Tōno (c. 26 800 pop), 50 km (31 miles) from Yamada (c. 20 100 pop), 62 km (38 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop), 93 km (58 miles) from Ichinohe (c. 15 800 pop). Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days seven and in the last 365 days thirty-nine 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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Were you asleep? Was it difficult to stand and/or walk? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your city, home and country. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 35 km NE of Miyako, Japan.
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