A moderate earthquake with magnitude 5.5 (ml/mb) was detected on Monday, 171 km NNW of Naze, Japan (106 miles). The 5.5-magnitude earthquake was detected at 16:03:17 / 4:03 pm (local time epicenter). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Unique identifier: us10004xbb. Ids that are associated to the event: us10004xbb. Exact location, longitude 128.9816° East, latitude 29.8487° North, depth = 207.49 km. The epicenter was at a depth of 207.49 km (129 miles). Global time and date of event 14/03/16 / 2016-03-14 07:03:17 / March 14, 2016 @ 7:03 am UTC/GMT.
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has struck near. Earthquakes 5.0 to 6.0 may cause light damage to buildings and other structures. Each year there are an estimated 1320 moderate earthquakes in the world.
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