A light earthquake magnitude 4.2 (ml/mb) strikes 164 km E of Nago, Japan (102 miles) on Sunday. A tsunami warning has not been issued (Does not indicate if a tsunami actually did or will exist). All ids that are associated to the event: us1000h3qw. Unique identifier: us1000h3qw. The 4.2-magnitude earthquake was detected at 07:15:08 / 7:15 am (local time epicenter). The earthquake occurred at a depth of 10 km (6 miles). Exact location, longitude 129.6264° East, latitude 26.6278° North, depth = 10 km. Global date and time of event UTC/GMT: 22/09/18 / 2018-09-22 22:15:08 / September 22, 2018 @ 10:15 pm.
Each year there are an estimated 13,000 light quakes in the world. In the past 24 hours, there have been six, in the last 10 days thirty-one, in the past 30 days thirty-one and in the last 365 days thirty-eight earthquakes of magnitude 3.0 or greater that has occurred nearby. Earthquakes 4.0 to 5.0 are often felt, but only causes minor damage.
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