A light earthquake with magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) was detected on Wednesday, 197 km S of Hachijo-jima, Japan (122 miles). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). The 4.6-magnitude earthquake has occurred at 00:10:48 / 12:10 am (local time epicenter). Exact location, longitude 140.1596° East, latitude 31.3275° North, depth = 10 km. All ids that are associated to the event: us1000bmqq. Unique identifier: us1000bmqq. Date and time of earthquake in UTC/GMT: 28/11/17 / 2017-11-28 15:10:48 / November 28, 2017 @ 3:10 pm. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
In the past 24 hours, there have been one, in the last 10 days three, in the past 30 days five and in the last 365 days twelve earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected in the same area. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world.
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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 data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Distances, Parameters, Date-Time, Location and details about this quake, that has occurred near: 197 km S of Hachijo-jima, Japan.
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