A moderate earthquake magnitude 5.9 (ml/mb) strikes 75 kilometers (47 miles) from Tatsugō in Japan on Saturday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 08/03/25 / 2025-03-08 23:42:55 / March 8, 2025 @ 11:42 pm. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 130.2927 East, latitude 28.7431 North, depth = 27.172 km. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 27.172 km (17 miles). Id of earthquake: us6000pxpv. Event ids that are associated: us6000pxpv. The 5.9-magnitude earthquake was detected at 23:42:55 / 11:42 pm (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities or villages, with min 5000 pop, to hypocenter/epicentrum was Naze. Epicenter of the earthquake was 89 km (56 miles) from Naze (c. 41 400 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days twenty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate quakes in the world. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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What was your situation during the earthquake? Leave a comment or report about damage, shaking and activity at your home, city and country. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 75 km ENE of Tatsugō, Japan.
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