A light earthquake magnitude 4.1 (ml/mb) has struck on Friday, 175 km NW of Mikuni, Japan (109 miles). Unique identifier: us1000au4n. Ids that are associated to the event: us1000au4n. The earthquake occurred at a depth of 368.53 km (229 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 19/10/17 / 2017-10-19 15:42:48 / October 19, 2017 @ 3:42 pm. Exact location, longitude 134.8303° East, latitude 37.389° North, depth = 368.53 km. The 4.1-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:42:48 / 12:42 am (local time epicenter).
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 four earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light earthquakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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How did you respond? Did any furniture slide, topple over, or become displaced? Leave a comment or report about activity, shaking and damage 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: 175 km NW of Mikuni, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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