A light earthquake magnitude 4.3 (ml/mb) has occurred on Wednesday, 78 kilometers (48 miles) from Taira in Japan. The temblor was reported at 00:28:30 / 12:28 am (local time epicenter). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 128.6105° East, 26.0555° North. Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us6000q5f6. Id of event: us6000q5f6. The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface. 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: 02/04/25 / 2025-04-02 00:28:30 / April 2, 2025 @ 12:28 am.
Close country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Nearest cities/city/towns to hypocenter/epicentrum was Ishikawa, Chatan, Nago (min 5000 pop). Epicenter of the earthquake was 87 km (54 miles) from Okinawa (c. 125 500 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Ginowan (c. 91 800 pop), 81 km (51 miles) from Gushikawa (c. 65 300 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Nago (c. 59 600 pop), 80 km (50 miles) from Katsuren-haebaru (c. 34 200 pop), 88 km (55 miles) from Chatan (c. 27 800 pop).
In the past 24 hours, there have been three, in the last 10 days four, in the past 30 days six and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that was reported nearby. 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.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 78 km SE of Taira, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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