A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has occurred on Monday, 253 km SE of Katsuura, Japan (157 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 02:19:13 / 2:19 am (local time epicenter). Id of earthquake: us6000pkn0. Event ids that are associated: us6000pkn0. Exact location of event, longitude 142.1487 East, latitude 33.4465 North, depth = 10 km. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 02:19:13 / January 6, 2025 @ 2:19 am.
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Every year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days thirteen, in the past 30 days thirteen and in the last 365 days twenty-eight 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. 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: 253 km SE of Katsuura, Japan.
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