A light earthquake with magnitude 4.9 (ml/mb) was reported 60 kilometers (37 miles) from Ie in Japan on Monday. The 4.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:04:16 / 4:04 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 97.549 km, 127.3109° East, 27.0206° North. Exact time and date of earthquake 17/02/25 / 2025-02-17 04:04:16 / February 17, 2025 @ 4:04 am UTC/GMT. 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 97.549 km (61 miles). Id of earthquake: us7000pe6n. Event ids that are associated: us7000pe6n.
Event epicenter was 97 km (60 miles) from Naha-shi (c. 300 800 pop), 90 km (56 miles) from Okinawa (c. 125 500 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Ginowan (c. 91 800 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Gushikawa (c. 65 300 pop), 81 km (50 miles) from Nago (c. 59 600 pop), 100 km (62 miles) from Tomigusuku (c. 55 700 pop), 95 km (59 miles) from Katsuren-haebaru (c. 34 200 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Tomigusuku, Naha-shi, Ginowan (min 5000 pop). Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby.
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How did you react? Was there any damage to buildings? Leave a comment or report about shaking, activity and damage at your home, city and country. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 60 km NW of Ie, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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