A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported Volcano Islands, Japan region (0 miles) on Monday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us6000pknd. Ids that are associated to the event: us6000pknd. Exact location of earthquake, 141.8737° East, 23.6861° North, depth 119.31 km. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 06/01/25 / 2025-01-06 10:40:15 / January 6, 2025 @ 10:40 am. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 119.31 km (74 miles). The 4.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 10:40:15 / 10:40 am (local time epicenter).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days four and in the last 365 days eleven 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: Volcano Islands, Japan region. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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