A light earthquake with magnitude 4.8 (ml/mb) was reported 159 km E of Nago, Japan (99 miles) on Sunday. Id of earthquake: us2000hicd. Event ids that are associated: us2000hicd. The temblor was detected at 19:52:37 / 7:52 pm (local time epicenter). Global time and date of event 16/09/18 / 2018-09-16 10:52:37 / September 16, 2018 @ 10:52 am UTC/GMT. The epicenter was at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 129.5769° East, 26.7024° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been eight, in the last 10 days eighteen, in the past 30 days eighteen and in the last 365 days twenty-six earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. 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. Read more about the earthquake, Distances, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Parameters, Location and details about this quake, that has struck: 159 km E of Nago, Japan. This data comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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