A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.1 (ml/mb) was reported 99 km SSE of Chichi-shima, Japan (62 miles) on Friday. Exact location of event, longitude 142.6789 East, latitude 26.2904 North, depth = 10 km. Global time and date of event 20/11/15 / 2015-11-20 05:33:58 / November 20, 2015 @ 5:33 am UTC/GMT. The 5.1-magnitude earthquake was detected at 15:33:58 / 3:33 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us100040s8. Ids that are associated to the event: us100040s8. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles) below the earth’s surface.
Every year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eight, in the past 30 days eight and in the last 365 days twenty earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures.
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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 information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 99 km SSE of Chichi-shima, Japan.
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