A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was reported 39 kilometers (24 miles) from Amagi in Japan on Saturday. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 128.8118 East, latitude 28.1656 North, depth = 84.476 km. The temblor was picked up at 16:19:12 / 4:19 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us7000ns6i. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us7000ns6i. The epicenter was at a depth of 84.476 km (52 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/24 / 2024-11-16 16:19:12 / November 16, 2024 @ 4:19 pm.

Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). The epicenter was 69 km (43 miles) from Naze (c. 41 400 pop). Nearest city/cities or towns, with min 5000 pop, to epicentrum/hypocenter was Naze.

In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days five earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred 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. 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: 39 km NNW of Amagi, Japan.

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