Moderate magnitude 4.4 quake hits 47 km south of Matsue, Japan early morning

Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED) reported a magnitude 4.4 quake in Japan near Matsue, Matsue Shi, Shimane, only 11 minutes ago. The earthquake hit early morning on Wednesday 18 August 2021 at 1:31 am local time at a very shallow depth of 8.3 km. The exact magnitude, epicenter, and depth of the quake might be revised within the next few hours or minutes as seismologists review data and refine their calculations, or as other agencies issue their report.
A second report was later issued by the European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre (EMSC), which listed it as a magnitude 4.2 earthquake.
Based on the preliminary seismic data, the quake should not have caused any significant damage, but was probably felt by many people as light vibration in the area of the epicenter.
Weak shaking might have been felt in Shobara (pop. 20,500) located 23 km from the epicenter, Miyoshi (pop. 39,300) 34 km away, Niimi (pop. 23,800) 39 km away, Izumo (pop. 89,300) 43 km away, Yasugichō (pop. 29,400) 44 km away, Hiratachō (pop. 28,200) 47 km away, Matsue (pop. 156,800) 47 km away, and Yonago (pop. 141,400) 49 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: 18 Aug 2021 1:31 am (GMT +9) local time (17 Aug 2021 16:31 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.4
Depth: 8.3 km
Epicenterlatitude / longitude: 35.06°N / 133.05°E (Nita Gun, Shimane, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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