A light earthquake with magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) was reported 51 kilometers (32 miles) from Ie in Japan on Tuesday. Exact location of event, depth 100.243 km, 127.2965° East, 26.735° North. The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 100.243 km (62 miles). Exact time and date of earthquake 11/03/25 / 2025-03-11 03:23:01 / March 11, 2025 @ 3:23 am UTC/GMT. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000py2l. Id of event: us6000py2l. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was reported at 03:23:01 / 3:23 am (local time epicenter).
Nearby country/countries, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop) (That might be effected). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Itoman, Katsuren-haebaru, Tomigusuku. The epicenter was 70 km (43 miles) from Naha-shi (c. 300 800 pop), 67 km (42 miles) from Okinawa (c. 125 500 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Ginowan (c. 91 800 pop), 70 km (44 miles) from Gushikawa (c. 65 300 pop), 70 km (43 miles) from Nago (c. 59 600 pop), 77 km (48 miles) from Itoman (c. 57 200 pop).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been two, in the last 10 days two, 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.
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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: 51 km W of Ie, Japan.
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