A light earthquake with magnitude 4.5 (ml/mb) was reported 65 kilometers (40 miles) from Miyako in Japan on Monday. Exact location of earthquake, 142.253° East, 40.1823° North, depth 51.99 km. 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 51.99 km (32 miles) below the earth’s surface. Exact time and date of earthquake 16/01/17 / 2017-01-16 14:21:49 / January 16, 2017 @ 2:21 pm UTC/GMT. The temblor was detected at 23:21:49 / 11:21 pm (local time epicenter). Event id: us10007tit. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us10007tit.
Country/countries that might be effected, Japan (c. 127 288 000 pop). Closest city/cities/towns to epicentrum/hypocenter was Ōtsuchi, Misawa, Yamada (min 5000 pop). Earthquake epicenter was 73 km (45 miles) from Hachinohe (c. 239 000 pop), 65 km (41 miles) from Miyako (c. 51 700 pop), 92 km (57 miles) from Misawa (c. 42 800 pop), 84 km (52 miles) from Yamada (c. 20 100 pop), 96 km (59 miles) from Ōtsuchi (c. 16 500 pop), 82 km (51 miles) from Ichinohe (c. 15 800 pop).
There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes 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 two and in the last 365 days twenty-two earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby.
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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, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 65 km NNE of Miyako, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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