Friday 19 April 2024, 02:33: earthquake at Eastern Honshu, Japan
Data from EMSC, European-Mediterranean Seismological Centre, emsc-csem.org
Earthquakes with magnitude 3.8 felt at 02:33 on 19 April 2024.
Place: Eastern Honshu, Japan.
On Friday 19 April 2024 at 02:33 an earthquake of magnitude 3.8 and depth 74 km was recorded in Eastern Honshu, Japan. Further info on the EMSC webpage
by clicking here.
Based on the depth of the hypocenter, earthquakes are
classified into superficial
(hypocenter between 0 e 70 and deep), intermediate (Hypocenter between 70 and 300 km deep) and
deep
(hypocenter between 300 and 720 km deep). The earthquake that occurred at 02:33 on 19 April 2024 with epicenter Eastern Honshu, Japan, having a depth of 74 km is therefore classified as intermediate.
Being of magnitude 3.8, therefore between 3 and 4, this earthquake is classified as "very light". This type of earthquake is often felt,
but it generally causes no harm.
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