A light earthquake magnitude 4.4 (ml/mb) has struck on Sunday, 156 km E of Nago, Japan (97 miles). Event id: us2000hias. Ids that are associated to the earthquake: us2000hias. Exact time and date of event in UTC/GMT: 15/09/18 / 2018-09-15 19:54:22 / September 15, 2018 @ 7:54 pm. Exact location of event, depth 10 km, 129.5427° East, 26.5939° North. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). The 4.4-magnitude earthquake was detected at 04:54:22 / 4:54 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake was roughly at a depth of 10 km (6 miles).
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage. In the past 24 hours, there have been twenty-six, in the last 10 days twenty-six, in the past 30 days twenty-six and in the last 365 days thirty-three earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that have been detected 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. This information comes from the USGS Earthquake Notification Service. Read more about the earthquake, Seismometer information, Date-Time, Location, Distances, Parameters and details about this quake, recorded: 156 km E of Nago, Japan.
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