A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Friday, 109 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan (68 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 30.5 km (19 miles) below the earth’s surface. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Exact location of event, depth 30.5 km, 142.5348° East, 38.2674° North. The temblor was picked up at 04:25:10 / 4:25 am (local time epicenter). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/11/15 / 2015-11-19 18:25:10 / November 19, 2015 @ 6:25 pm. Event id: us10003zm8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10003zm8.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days two and in the last 365 days fifty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 109 km E of Ishinomaki, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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