Moderate 4.9 quake hits near Chiba, Chiba-shi, Japan

An earthquake of magnitude 4.9 occurred early evening on Monday, October 14th, 2024, at 7:45 pm local time near Chiba, Chiba-shi, Japan, as reported by Japan's National Research Institute for Earth Science and Disaster Resilience (NIED).
According to preliminary data, the quake was located at an intermediate depth of 70 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.
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 Chiba (pop. 919,700) located 4 km from the epicenter, Ichihara (pop. 283,500) 5 km away, Yotsukaidō (pop. 86,700) 12 km away, Funabashi (pop. 560,700) 18 km away, Sakura (pop. 182,500) 21 km away, Yachimata (pop. 83,300) 22 km away, Mobara (pop. 97,300) 24 km away, Kisarazu (pop. 122,500) 25 km away, Tokyo (pop. 8,336,600) 39 km away, and Yokohama (pop. 3,574,400) 43 km away.
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Earthquake data:
Date & time: Oct 14, 2024 07:45 pm (GMT +9) local time (14 Oct 2024 10:45 GMT)
Magnitude: 4.9
Depth: 70.0 km
Epicenter latitude / longitude: 35.57°N / 140.09°E (Chiba-shi, Chiba, Japan)
Primary data source: NIED
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