A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 149 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan (93 miles) on Thursday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The temblor was detected at 01:39:57 / 1:39 am (local time epicenter). The epicenter of the earthquake was roughly 33.31 km (21 miles) below the earth’s surface. Event id: us10005ds8. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10005ds8. Exact location, longitude 132.558° East, latitude 30.6982° North, depth = 33.31 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 20/04/16 / 2016-04-20 16:39:57 / April 20, 2016 @ 4:39 pm.
There are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world each year. 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 one, in the past 30 days one and in the last 365 days twenty-three 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. Read more about the earthquake, Location, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters and details about this quake, reported near: 149 km E of Nishinoomote, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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