A light earthquake with magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) was detected on Tuesday, 220 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan (137 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 38.18 km (24 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact location of earthquake, longitude 143.5494 East, latitude 37.528 North, depth = 38.18 km. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 16/11/15 / 2015-11-16 21:36:06 / November 16, 2015 @ 9:36 pm. The 4.4-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 07:36:06 / 7:36 am (local time epicenter). Unique identifier: us10003yu7. Ids that are associated to the event: us10003yu7.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days two, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days eleven earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 220 km ESE of Ishinomaki, Japan.
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