A light earthquake magnitude 4.6 (ml/mb) has struck on Saturday, 162 km E of Nago, Japan (101 miles). A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). Global time and date of event 15/09/18 / 2018-09-15 01:42:50 / September 15, 2018 @ 1:42 am UTC/GMT. Exact location of event, depth 29.89 km, 129.5914° East, 26.7751° North. The epicenter was at a depth of 29.89 km (19 miles). Event ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hi9n. Id of event: us2000hi9n. The temblor was detected at 10:42:50 / 10:42 am (local time epicenter).
Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-one, in the last 10 days twenty-one, in the past 30 days twenty-one and in the last 365 days twenty-nine earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. There are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world each year.
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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: 162 km E of Nago, Japan. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service.
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